WASHINGTON (CNS) — As tensions exploded after the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray while in custody of Baltimore police in…
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RELIGIOUS PRACTICES FOR CHRISTIANS NOT INFLUENCED BY EDUCATION LEVELS
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although higher educated U.S. adults are typically linked with lower levels of religious practice, a new study…
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SOCIETY OF CATHOLIC SCIENTISTS MEETS IN CHICAGO FOR FIRST-EVER CONFERENCE
CHICAGO (CNS) — “Origins,” the first conference of the Society of Catholic Scientists, gave more than 100 participants the opportunity…
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CATHOLIC EDUCATORS GET NEW IDEAS AT ANNUAL NCEA CONVENTION
ST. LOUIS (CNS) — More than 8,000 Catholic educators attended the April 18-20 National Catholic Educational Association Convention in St….
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HISTORIANS ASSESS THE PROMISE AND PARADOX OF JFK AT HIS CENTENARY
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Even the youth and “vigah” of John Fitzgerald Kennedy would be put to the test today, as…
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NATIONAL MOTHER’S DAY COLLECTION TO “CROWN” MARY’S SHRINE
As its 100th anniversary approaches, a monumental effort is underway to complete the Basilica of the National Shrine of the…
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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOLDS ON TO AFFORDABLE CARE ACT’S CONTRACEPTIVE MANDATE
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Groups that legally challenged the Affordable Care Act’s contraception requirement for employers still do not have clear…
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NEW FOOD TRUCK TO HELP STEM SENIOR HUNGER IN DIOCESE OF OAKLAND
OAKLAND, Calif. (CNS) — A new shiny truck is bringing food to senior citizens in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood and nearby…
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BISHOP ROBERT BARRON: ‘JACKIE AND THE PRIEST’
Somehow I managed to miss the film Jackie during the Christmas season, but I watched it, twice, on recent long…
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AT ‘MOTHER OF ALL VIGILS,’ U.S. CHURCH WELCOMES THOUSANDS OF NEW CATHOLICS
WASHINGTON (CNS) — During what the Roman Missal describes as the “mother of all vigils,” the U.S. Catholic Church welcomed…