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Missouri bishop offers prayers after deadly school shooting
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri, asked for prayers after three people died following an Oct. 24 shooting at a high school in St. Louis.
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Ukraine dominates interreligious prayer for peace meeting
The international community must work for peace, and believers of all faiths must pray for it, but pressuring Ukraine to make peace with Russia would be to "consecrate the law of the strongest," French President Emmanuel Macron told religious leaders ...
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Perceptions of migrants are in the political crosshairs ahead of midterms
The political ads began appearing in early October, strategically aired a month before the November midterm elections that will determine which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Vatican movie ‘night’: Popcorn, beer, rosaries and Russell Crowe
As soon as the lights dimmed for the start of the show in the tiny Vatican movie theater, the crack of beer cans being opened joined the quieter crunch of popcorn.
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Study of priests shows distrust of bishops, fear of false abuse accusations
A study of U.S. priests released Oct. 19 details clerics' "crisis of trust" toward their bishops as well as fear that if they were falsely accused of abuse, prelates would immediately throw them "under the bus" and not help them ...
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Chicago’s Father Pfleger is removed from ministry over abuse allegation
Father Michael Pfleger, a popular Chicago priest and outspoken advocate against gun violence, gangs, poverty and racism, has stepped aside from his ministry after the Chicago Archdiocese said it received an allegation that the priest had sexually abused a minor ...
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Military archbishop urges respect for rule of law after follow-up strike on alleged drug boat