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A person poses with a dose of Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine in this illustration photo taken in Schwenksville, Pa., Oct. 2, 2025. (OSV News photo/Hannah Beier, Reuters)

Despite policy changes, COVID-19 vaccines may hold promising new uses

Amid policy changes governing their use, and as research suggests promising new uses for messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccine technology, COVID-19 vaccines have become available ahead of cold and flu season.
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A year into presidency, criticism over immigration continues for Biden

Immigration supporters say that while they welcomed President Joe Biden's 2020 election, when it comes to immigration policy, his administration, a year into its first term, has left much to be desired.
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Pakistani Christians mourn after gun attack on two ministers kills one

The daylight attack by motorcycle-riding gunmen on two Church of Pakistan ministers, killing one and wounding another, has reignited fears among Pakistan's beleaguered minority community.
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Knowing Black Catholic history can combat racism, professor says

The history of Black Catholics and other marginalized people in the U.S. church covering more than two centuries is one worth knowing and can guide the church's response to the challenges of racism and social justice, historian Shannen Dee Williams ...
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Cardinals cite retired pope’s outreach to victims, action against abusers

A cardinal who had served as an aide to now-retired Pope Benedict XVI and was present for his meetings with survivors of clerical sexual abuse said he "never found in him any shadow or attempt to hide or minimize anything."
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CCC official: Frozen bodies show why Canada must end agreement with U.S.

The discovery of four bodies frozen to death in open fields near the Manitoba border with the United States perfectly illustrates why refugee advocates are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to strike down the Safe Third Country Agreement between ...
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In decisions, Breyer has opposed death penalty, supported right to abortion

Justice Stephen Breyer is planning to retire at the end of the court's term, according to a report first announced by NBC News.
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