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Protocols: Top subjects at Catholic schools that are reopening
On: 8/11/2020, Carol Zimmermann , In: Nation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- For many Catholic schools that have already reopened for in-person classes or hope to do so in the coming weeks, getting ready for the new school year has involved a lot more planning than usual. And for the school year to go smoothly ...

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Protocols: Top subjects at Catholic schools that are reopening
On: 8/11/2020, Carol Zimmermann , In: Nation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- For many Catholic schools that have already reopened for in-person classes or hope to do so in the coming weeks, getting ready for the new school year has involved a lot more planning than usual. And for the school year to go smoothly ...

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Indianapolis Catholic school changes nickname to better fit its mission
On: 8/11/2020, Sean Gallagher , In: Nation
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- For its first 50 years, Roncalli High School in Indianapolis had the nickname "Rebels," but school officials announced this summer that they will replace this with a new name to better reflect the school's Catholic identity and ...

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Lebanese demand reform, Cabinet resigns after Beirut explosions
On: 8/10/2020, Dale Gavlak , In: World
AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) -- Viewing the burned wasteland of the Beirut port, one's eye catches a grey concrete slab in the foreground. It bears this stark message scribbled by the Lebanese in black ink: "My Government Did This." On Aug. 10, Lebanon's Cabinet ...

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Suspended priest excommunicated for still saying Mass, teaching against pope
On: 8/10/2020, , In: Nation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CNS) -- A suspended priest in the Diocese of Sacramento has been automatically excommunicated because he continued to celebrate Mass despite being instructed not to do so by Bishop Jaime Soto, and he also has refused to acknowledge ...

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Faith wobbles sometimes; what counts is calling for God's help, pope says
On: 8/10/2020, Cindy Wooden , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Everyone, including the pope, experiences trials that can shake his or her faith; the key to survival is to call out to the Lord for help, Pope Francis said. "When we have strong feelings of doubt and fear and we seem to be sinking, ...

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George Weigel
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Protocols: Top subjects at Catholic schools that are reopening

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- For many Catholic schools that have already reopened for in-person classes or hope to do so in the coming weeks, getting ready for the new school year has involved a lot more planning than usual.

COVID forces Knock shrine to close Aug. 15 to discourage crowds

KNOCK, Ireland (CNS) -- The Marian shrine at Knock announced Aug. 10 that in addition to postponing the popular Knock Novena and pilgrimage because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shrine and its church would be closed for the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption of Mary to ensure pilgrims do not arrive anyway.

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- For its first 50 years, Roncalli High School in Indianapolis had the nickname "Rebels," but school officials announced this summer that they will replace this with a new name to better reflect the school's Catholic identity and mission.

CDC director sees public health risk in children not returning to school

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, thinks it is a good idea for schools to reopen and for children to return to school in the fall. "It's not risk of school openings versus public health. It's public health versus public health," he said during a recent webinar with the Buck Institute for Aging, an independent biomedical research institute based in Novato, California.

Pope baptizes twins after successful surgery to separate them

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Their heads encased in white bandages covering the wounds where they had been conjoined, 2-year-old twins named Ervina and Prefina were baptized by Pope Francis Aug. 6 in the chapel of his residence.

Salvadoran bishops demand justice after seminary rector is fatally shot

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- During his Aug. 8 homily, Bishop Elías Bolaños Avelar of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador, admitted he was still struggling with the Aug. 6 killing of a priest from his diocese, who also was the rector of the philosophy department at the St. Óscar Romero Seminary in Santiago de María.