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Government shutdown won’t deter crowds from marching for life in Washington
January 16, 2019WASHINGTON (CNS)—Neither snow nor sleet—nor partial government shutdown—will keep pro-lifers away from the nation’s capital for the March for Life Jan. 18. If it continues, the shutdown will be almost a month old by then. Daily news reports show the closures of monuments, memorials and the Smithsonian museums in Washington and trash cans overflowing on […]
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Annual poll shows 75 percent of adults want restrictions on abortion
January 16, 2019WASHINGTON (CNS) — Just in time for the annual March for Life, an annual poll of Americans’ views on abortion shows that 75 percent want “substantial” restrictions on abortion access even as more than half of respondents describe themselves as “pro-choice.” Conducted by the Marist Poll at Marist College, the survey of 1,066 adults Jan. […]
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Abuse report’s claim of cover-up, mishandling of cases called ‘misleading’
January 15, 2019Peter Steinfels, a former editor of Commonweal, former religion writer for The New York Times and professor emeritus at Fordham University in New York, reviewed the report of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report alleging widespread abuse of hundreds of priests and a coverup by bishops in six dioceses. He found fault with the report and […]
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Judges block expansion of religious exemptions to HHS mandate
January 15, 2019WASHINGTON (CNS)—Two federal judges temporarily blocked the government from putting into effect new rules that would expand the exemption to the federal contraceptive mandate to the Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious employers. The decisions came in cases filed in federal courts in Pennsylvania and California that challenged the expansion, arguing that allowing […] Full Story
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KOC Essay winners reflect on family life and faith
January 10, 2019LILBURN—Eighth grade students at St. John Neumann Regional School competed in the 2018-2019 Knights of Columbus Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest. Students were asked to write an essay of 500-750 words, reflecting on the question: “How does your family put its Catholic Faith in Action every day?” Laura Betteker earned the first-place prize, Natasha Kravis earned […]
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Showing Mercy to Migrants
January 10, 2019Through the years I’ve helped initiate sister parish relationships in countries such as Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and Haiti. The purpose is to recognize our common humanity, nurture relationships, defend human dignity, work for development and to build up the kingdom of God. In one day’s journey, a person awakens to a different language, culture, sounds […]
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ offers squeaky clean fun
January 10, 2019NEW YORK (CNS)—It has taken more than half a century, but at long last “Mary Poppins Returns” (Disney). The result is a delightful sequel to the 1964 classic that will divert all but the youngest and most skittish members of the family. Flashing forward some two decades or so from the Edwardian time period of […]
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Pope’s World Youth Day trip to include visits with sick, imprisoned
January 10, 2019VATICAN CITY (CNS)—When Pope Francis visits Panama for World Youth Day later in January, he will meet with young people not able to attend the festivities: some in jail and with some living with HIV. He also will dedicate the altar of Panama’s newly renovated 400-year-old cathedral, meet with bishops from Central America and have […]
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St. Oliver Plunkett invites teens to World Youth Day Rally
January 10, 2019SNELLVILLE—St. Oliver Plunkett Church Youth Minister Lynn Ory has organized a World Youth Day Rally, inviting teens from across the archdiocese to participate. The rally will be Saturday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and includes Mass, praise and worship, service activities, Stations of the Cross, a praying of the rosary, reconciliation and adoration with […]
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Trappist monks ordained as transitional deacons amid joy of Advent
January 10, 2019Editor’s note: Father James S. Behrens, OCSO, offers this reflection on the Dec. 8 ordination of two monks as transitional deacons by Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger. The two will be ordained priests this summer. CONYERS—Advent is the season during which we await the coming of the Lord. It is a time we are asked to […]