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The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is pictured in Washington Aug. 29, 2023. As Rev. King taught, "we must confront the evils of racism and prejudice with the love of Christ," Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a Jan. 10, 2024, statement ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 15. (OSV News photo/Tyler Orsburn, CNS)

The Pope and the Preacher: Francis and Dr. King

January 16, 2017

Pope Francis says Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a role model for Americans. A scholar of Black Catholic history explains why.

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Franciscan Inspirations: Communion of Saints

October 27, 2015
All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day come right next to each other, November 1 and 2.
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Child receives ashes on Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday: Wearing Our Faith on Our Foreheads

February 14, 2015
If there ever is a day of the year when you can spot Catholics at a glance, Ash Wednesday is it.
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Easter Sunday: Room for Everyone

February 12, 2013
There is a story of Saint Francis eating with his friars one Easter.
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A Friar Reflects on the Hope of Lent

February 24, 2012
The word season has many meanings, and each tells us something about what Lent can and should mean for us.
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At Kolbe House, an arrested criminal is seen in this illustration photo. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation March 24, 2021, making Virginia the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty. (CNS photo/Victor Pena, Reuters)

Kolbe House: The Saving Grace of Prison Inmates

June 26, 2007
This parish-based agency in Chicago offers hope to those jailed in both body and spirit.
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Can We Forgive 9/11?

September 8, 2003
Where was God when these things happened, and why did God allow them to happen? How, as a country, do we deal with the sense of violation we feel by those events, and how do we come to terms with ...
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