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Mexican migrant workers pick blueberries during a harvest at a farm in Lake Wales, Fla., March 31, 2020.

Poll: Record-high percentage of US adults say immigration generally a good thing for country

As the Trump administration implements its hardline immigration policies, a record-high share of U.S. adults said immigration generally benefits the country, a new Gallup Poll found.
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CDC director gives nod to indoor worship services for masked, vaccinated

When the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said April 27 that fully vaccinated people who wear masks can safely attend many indoor events such as worship services, the announcement likely did not catch many Catholics by ...
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‘America is on the move again,’ Biden says in address to nation

In his first major address to Congress as U.S. president, Joe Biden urged Republicans and Democrats April 28 to work together as the country emerges from a pandemic but still faces threats from countries such as China.
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Church must help counter resistance to vaccines, expert says

Members of the Catholic Church, especially religious working in health care and schools, have an important opportunity and duty to educate people about COVID-19 and to counter resistance to vaccinations, said an expert on the Vatican's COVID-19 commission.
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Report shows higher-than-average COVID-19 spread among immigrant detainees

A recent analysis by The New York Times found evidence for what many Catholic organizations and other entities warned about at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States—the faster spread of the coronavirus among those detained in facilities for ...
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Minneapolis Catholics continue prayers, reflection after Chauvin verdict

As the Twin Cities and the nation continue to absorb events that led to the April 20 guilty verdict of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, Minnesota's Catholic leaders are pointing a way forward.
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Biden administration appeals block on transgender health care mandate

The Biden administration has filed an appeal April 20 of a Jan. 19 federal court's ruling to block an Affordable Care Act provision barring discrimination by health insurers and providers against transgender people.
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