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Clergy deliver documents about black Catholic movement to Notre Dame
The group visited the archives Oct. 24 in advance of Black Catholic History Month in November. The observance was established in 1990 by the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus.
All Souls’ Day customs from Mexico head north
Mexico's colorful celebration, which marks the feast in a grand manner, with food, art and music, while families clean the final resting place of their loved ones at local cemeteries, has migrated north, at least in a commercial fashion.
Iowa bishop says diocese stands ‘in solidarity’ with local police
The two Des Moines-area police officers were shot shortly after 1 a.m. local time less than two miles apart in separate ambush-style attacks while they were in their patrol cars.
Reach out to the poor, says cardinal honored by Catholic Extension
After what has been a "bruising election campaign," Americans "need to recoup" and remind themselves of "what wonders God has done in us and through us" for the country, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick said Oct. 27.
Volunteers in Camden Diocese translate bishops’ charter into Vietnamese
The newly translated documents have since been sent to the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops and are now available on the U.S. bishops' website, along with the English- and Spanish-language versions.
Oklahoma voters to consider if religious groups can get state funds
Currently, 37 states have provisions of the Blaine Amendment in place restricting government aid to religious schools or institutions beyond the limits set by the U.S. Constitution.
Former pro athlete and jurist says faith about doing good, avoiding evil
"I am the person that I am today, interested in education, because of my parents' belief to seek excellence in anything you do," Alan Page said.
Legalizing pot seen hitting children, low-income communities hardest
"The cost in lives is unacceptable. The parallels with other substances like tobacco are too striking. And the impact on our young people too uncertain," said Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco.
New Jersey Assembly OKs assisted suicide; issue on ballot in Colorado
In a vote of 41-28, with five abstentions, New Jersey lawmakers Oct. 20 passed the measure known as the "Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act." The bill now goes to the state Senate.
Brain cancer survivor lends voice to campaign against assisted suicide
She was 23 when she was first diagnosed with cancer -- stage 3 lymphoma -- and told she would never have children. But after years of treatments, she was considered in remission. She also was the mother of two little girls and a boy.