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Joe Biden will be the second Catholic president Here’s what you need to know about his faith
Nov 28, 2020
The morning of Election Day, Joseph R. Biden Jr prayed during Mass at the Catholic parish near his home in Delaware. Late that night, when it became clear that no winner would be determined, Mr Biden spoke to supporters. He urged patience, told them that he believed he would be elected president and asked them to “keep the faith.”
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Washington Cardinal hopes for dialogue with the president
Nov 28, 2020
As Washington’s new cardinal and with a Catholic soon to be living in the White House, Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory said he hopes to collaborate where possible while respectfully pointing out where President-elect Joe Biden’s policies diverge from Catholic teaching.
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UK Bishops on ethical concerns of potential COVID-19 vaccine
Nov 21, 2020
Since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak, thousands of people have either fallen ill or lost their lives to this virulent virus. Medical services have also been stretched to their limits.
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Note on Italian vaccine issue – Pontifical Academy for Life
Nov 21, 2020
The Pontifical Academy for Life issued a document commenting on the Italian vaccine issue in collaboration with the “Ufficio per la Pastorale della Salute” of Italian Bishops’ Conference and the “Association of Italian Catholic Doctors”, on July 31, 2017.
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US cardinals respond to McCarrick Report with sorrow and gratitude
Nov 14, 2020
US bishops have reacted to the release of the McCarrick Report with sorrow, but also with gratitude for the important and ongoing process to eradicate clerical sex abuse, and promises to rebuild trust and earn the confidence of the faithful.
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Errors, underestimations and lies emerge from the McCarrick affair
Nov 14, 2020
"Errors, underestimations and incomplete and partial information given to the Holy See" alongside false oaths and positive judgments on pastoral activity. This is how the Vatican explains how Theodore Edgar McCarrick managed to become a bishop, archbishop and cardinal, a particularly influential cardinal, in the United States and beyond.
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Francesco has made global headlines
Oct 24, 2020
“Francesco,” a newly released documentary on the life and ministry of Pope Francis, has made global headlines, because the film contains a scene in which Pope Francis calls for the passage of civil union laws for same-sex couples.
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The Vatican’s unprecedented attempt at financial transparency
Oct 17, 2020
The “2019 Consolidated Financial Statement”, as it is called, does not go into great detail, but it gives a relatively broad overview of the resources
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Indonesian priest heads reclusive tribe on mission of discovery
Oct 17, 2020
When Father Damianus Fadjar Tedjo Sukarno visited the Osing tribe in the villages of Banyuwangi district in East Java 20 years ago, he saw the people there had low self-esteem and did not want to meet outsiders.
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Pope Francis wants Fratelli Tutti to move us to action — like the Good Samaritan
Oct 10, 2020
In his new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis offers two keys through which to interpret politics: first, love, and second, the principles of his 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium.
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Sunday Reflection
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time: Temples of God
A number of years ago, I came upon three very disappointed young ladies in our Life Teen Programme. They were just freshmen and had been looking forward to the Homecoming Dance, their first big high school dance. Well, the dance was not what they expected.
