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Addressing effects of slavery calls for looking ahead, panelists say
On: 5/5/2021, Patricia Zapor, , In: Nation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The work of Georgetown University and the Jesuits in reckoning with the history of owning and selling enslaved people may hold lessons for the rest of the Catholic Church and American society, said several panelists at an April 29 ...

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Addressing effects of slavery calls for looking ahead, panelists say
On: 5/5/2021, Patricia Zapor, , In: Nation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The work of Georgetown University and the Jesuits in reckoning with the history of owning and selling enslaved people may hold lessons for the rest of the Catholic Church and American society, said several panelists at an April 29 ...

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First Communion recipient overcomes obstacle, gives hope to others
On: 5/5/2021, Janet Jones, Catholic News Service , In: Nation
COLUMBUS, Texas (CNS) -- Carson Crosby, a student at St. Anthony Catholic School in Columbus who received his first Communion this spring, faced a unique challenge. Carson has a genetic mitochondrial disease that prevents him from consuming food and ...

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Germany's ecumenical church assembly goes virtual
On: 5/5/2021, , In: World
FRANKFURT, Germany (CNS) -- Instead of comfortable footwear, participants in Germany's third ecumenical convention, or kirchentag, will need stable internet connections. Organizers had hoped to attract more than 100,000 visitors to the approximately ...

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Pope to institute formal 'ministry of catechist'
On: 5/5/2021, Cindy Wooden, , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While millions of laypeople around the world are recognized as catechists in their parish or diocese, Pope Francis is preparing to formally institute the "ministry of catechist." The Vatican press office said May 5 that Pope Francis' ...

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Pope: One act of pure love is greatest miracle Christians can perform
On: 5/5/2021, Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Contemplative prayer transforms and purifies the human heart, Pope Francis said. Being contemplative in prayer is an act of faith and love, it is "the 'breath' of our relationship with God," he said during his weekly general audience ...

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Addressing effects of slavery calls for looking ahead, panelists say

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The work of Georgetown University and the Jesuits in reckoning with the history of owning and selling enslaved people may hold lessons for the rest of the Catholic Church and American society, said several panelists at an April 29 discussion at the university.

COLUMBUS, Texas (CNS) -- Carson Crosby, a student at St. Anthony Catholic School in Columbus who received his first Communion this spring, faced a unique challenge. Carson has a genetic mitochondrial disease that prevents him from consuming food and drink orally. Since his infancy, he has been receiving nutrition through a feeding tube, but the Catholic Church does not allow the Eucharist to be given in this manner.

FRANKFURT, Germany (CNS) -- Instead of comfortable footwear, participants in Germany's third ecumenical convention, or kirchentag, will need stable internet connections. Organizers had hoped to attract more than 100,000 visitors to the approximately 2,000 public events May 13-16, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA. With the COVID-19 pandemic, that has changed.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While millions of laypeople around the world are recognized as catechists in their parish or diocese, Pope Francis is preparing to formally institute the "ministry of catechist."

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Contemplative prayer transforms and purifies the human heart, Pope Francis said. Being contemplative in prayer is an act of faith and love, it is "the 'breath' of our relationship with God," he said during his weekly general audience May 5.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- President Joe Biden announced May 3 he was raising the historically low refugee cap of 15,000 left by the Trump administration, but he also warned that his administration may not be able to meet the new number of refugees it is seeking to resettle in what remains of the fiscal year: 62,500.