Estate sale bargain turns out to be page from 13th-century French missal
WATERVILLE, Maine (CNS) -- Will Sideri's bargain buy of an old document at an estate sale in Waterville turned out to be a page from a 700-year-old French...
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Maine OKs first religious school for tuition reimbursement
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine is ready to fund tuition for some religious school students for the first time since a Supreme Court ruling in June ordered...
Read MoreHurricane Ian leaves catastrophe in Florida, Cuba, millions without power
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- It's too early to tell the extent of Hurricane Ian's damage in the Catholic dioceses of Venice and St. Petersburg or the rest of the...
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Hurricane Ian leaves catastrophe in Florida, millions without power
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- It's too early to tell the extent of the damage in the Catholic dioceses of Venice and St. Petersburg in Florida following a direct...
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Missionary sister, now free, awes with courage
Responding to editors' requests for a regular sampling of current commentary from around the Catholic press, here is an unsigned editorial titled: "Missionary...
Read MoreUPDATE: FBI arrest of Pennsylvania pro-life leader called 'horrendous stunt'
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- The head of the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia said the FBI's arrest of a prominent Catholic pro-life activist known for...
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UPDATE: Catholic leaders weigh in on upcoming, busy Supreme Court term
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Supreme Court begins its new term Oct. 3, jumping right back into the fray with cases that take on affirmative action, voting,...
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Conference takes bird's-eye view at complex U.S. immigration landscape
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As federal authorities announced Sept. 20 an all-time high for the number of apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border -- upward of 2...
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Experts urge world to deter Russia from using nuclear weapons in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A former deputy secretary-general of NATO said threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine...
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Strong education will build a 'better world,' cardinal tells U.N. summit
UNITED NATIONS (CNS) -- During a U.N. education summit, the Vatican's secretary of state reiterated Pope Francis' pre-pandemic call that education is "one...
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Bishops speak against transport of migrants; it 'offends God,' says one
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Several U.S. Catholic bishops slammed the actions of Republican politicians who have recently begun to send out of their states groups...
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Lori: After Roe, Catholics must help 'build a world' that welcomes all
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade "is, without question, an answer to prayer," but in a post-Roe world, "Catholics must...
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Prayers offered for victims of Ukraine war, calls for peace renewed
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington joined Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia Sept....
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'To dust you shall return,' but human composting? California bishops raise objections
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill into law that will allow the composting of human remains -- a bill that the state's Catholic Conference...
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Bill calls for protecting pregnancy care centers, investigating attacks
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- House sponsors of a new bill to protect pregnancy centers said the measure would require the Biden administration to publicly disclose...
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Society now understands need for outreach to gangs, says Homeboy founder
DENVER (CNS) -- Society now has a better understanding of the need to reach out to gangs and gang members, said Jesuit Father Greg Boyle, who has ministered...
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Courage, self-sacrifice of first responders recognized at Blue Mass
PORTLAND, Maine (CNS) -- The Diocese of Portland recognized the service and sacrifice of first responders throughout the state of Maine at its annual Blue...
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Synthesis report complete, but bishop finds synodal path is just beginning
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- While the report summarizing tens of thousands of U.S. listening sessions in the first phase of the Catholic Church's synodal process...
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Virginia Gov. Youngkin revokes schools' transgender policies, asserts parental rights
Parental rights and religious freedom are central to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's new statewide policies for public schools, which Virginia's education...
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U.S. synod report finds participants share common hopes, lingering pain
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholics across the country continue to feel wounded by the clergy abuse crisis, seek a more welcoming church in which their "lived...
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New network will accompany migrants; National Migration Week is Sept. 19-25
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Jesuit Refugee Service/USA has launched the Migrant Accompaniment Network, a nationwide group of volunteers "who will engage those...
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After U.N. conference, nuclear disarmament advocates look to new strategies
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Four weeks of debate -- during a review conference for a treaty widely viewed as a cornerstone of nuclear disarmament -- resulted in...
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Study: Christianity may lose majority, plurality status in U.S. by 2070
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- If trends of the past 30 years continue for the next 50, Christianity will lose its majority status in the United States by 2070, according...
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Archbishop Hughes, a Boston native, approaches 90 with no signs of slowing down
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- Retired Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes of New Orleans will turn 90 in December, but the bike rack on his car at Notre Dame Seminary proclaims,...
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West Virginia bishop, pro-life leaders applaud lawmakers for abortion ban
WHEELING, W.Va. (CNS) -- Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston and pro-life leaders of West Virginia lauded the state Legislature for passing an...
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Kidnapped nun 'filled with gratitude' following her safe release in Africa
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- During nearly five months of captivity in Burkina Faso, Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson wondered aloud where God was hiding in the...
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Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman joins the Catholic Church
Marcus Freeman, the new head football coach at the University of Notre Dame, has reportedly converted to the Catholic faith, a process he began since his...
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In 'major victory' for religious rights, court blocks transgender mandate
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- A unanimous ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans blocking the Biden administration's transgender mandate...
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House and Senate leaders announce federal abortion bill bans
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Republican congressional leaders announced proposed legislation Sept. 13 to place a federal ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The...
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Mother Teresa filmmaker says new documentary is 'work of the Holy Spirit'
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A new documentary about St. Teresa of Kolkata, produced by the Knights of Columbus, aims to show how her mission and spirit continues...
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Michigan Supreme Court says voters should decide abortion law
LANSING, Mich. (CNS) -- In a Sept. 8 order, the Supreme Court in Michigan said voters will decide in the upcoming November elections if a woman's right...
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Campaign helps Ukrainian refugees attend Michigan Catholic school
WARREN, Mich. (CNS) -- An anonymous donor has begun a match campaign to support Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Schools' effort to educate refugees...
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Show me the honey: Maryland sisters find divine touch in beekeeping
CATONSVILLE, Md. (CNS) -- With an apron protecting her long, black religious habit, Sister Deborah Rose Rosado marveled at the steady stream of thick,...
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Three bishops on the Camino to Santiago: An exclusive interview with Bishop James Conley
When three American bishops from the United States set out this August to walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain together, they...
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Laudato Si' message gets added attention as Season of Creation opens
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As the pastor of Francis Xavier Church in Moundsville, West Virginia, Father That Son Nguyen has his ears tuned to hearing about the...
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Bishops urge listening to the call of the earth during Season of Creation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Stressing that listening for God's call to discipleship is integral to faith, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops' committees invited...
Read MoreMuseum houses Tolkien's treasures
WHEATON, Illinois (RNS) -- You've seen 'The Rings of Power,' but have you heard of this tiny museum housing J.R.R. Tolkien's treasures? It...
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Pregnant woman with terminal cancer survives, chooses life
Jessica Hanna, a mother of four, was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer when she was 14 weeks pregnant. Several doctors advised her to have an abortion...
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Goats clear acres of blackberries from Seattle archdiocesan cemetery
SHORELINE, Wash. (CNS) -- In the spirit of Pope Francis' call to care for creation, Holyrood Cemetery is using goat power, not gas power, to clear four...
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Listening is biggest St. Vincent de Paul Society strength, members told
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, when face-to-face visits were difficult or impossible, many members of the Society of St....
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Author of new 'Mother Teresa' book shares his encounters with the saint
Generations of people have come to know St. Teresa of Kolkata, better known as Mother Teresa, as a humanitarian, a role model, an example of holiness in...
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Indiana court sides with archdiocese over teacher firing
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Indiana Supreme Court said the state could not interfere in a Catholic school's firing of a teacher in a same-sex marriage because...
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Firefighter's trust in God is forged by fire and faith
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- Joe Ybarra reached for his rosary as the wildfire raged across the Idaho mountainside, threatening his life and the lives of seven...
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USCCB's Labor Day statement touts bills to help children, women, families
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- This year's annual Labor Day statement from the U.S. bishops touts two bills awaiting action in Congress as being helpful to children,...
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