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Chaos stalls electoral vote count as Trump supporters mob U.S. Capitol
Much of the country and the world watched aghast Jan. 6 as a pro-Trump mob delayed but did not stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
Religious leaders: Reject bid to overturn presidential election results
Dozens of Catholics were among a group of more than 2,000 religious and community leaders who urged Congress to reject efforts to overturn November's presidential election results.
Fired EWTN host: ‘I will never, ever, ever have regrets’ talking about race
Gloria Purvis, whose EWTN radio show "Morning Glory" was canceled without a reason effective immediately, said she has no regrets using the show to discuss racial matters. The move comes after a spate of year-end changes at the network.
Nine Sisters of St. Joseph die in COVID-19 outbreak in New York
Of the 47 sisters at the provincial house in Albany, most have recovered, but three sisters are being treated for the virus. The nine sisters who died ranged in age from 84 to 98. Affected employees and staff have been quarantining at home.
Creighton University plans to divest from fossil fuels within a decade
School officials said the plan to withdraw from ownership of public and private fossil fuel corporations marks a commitment to its Jesuit Catholic mission while continuing to manage investments to provide for the university's operations.
Outreach ministry to migrant workers reaches from Vermont to Mexico
Acting on the Burlington Diocesan Synod, one Vermont parish set to provide pastoral ministry to the area's Catholic migrant farm workers, and help them raise money for families back home in Mexico.
In final push to limit asylum, administration cites public health concerns
In its last days, the Trump administration, which has cut asylum and other similar immigration protections to the U.S., is using the coronavirus to bar asylum seekers into the country.
Americans invited to honor St. Thomas Becket’s martyrdom
The White House issued a proclamation honoring the 850th anniversary of the English martyr, and underscoring restrictions on religious liberty around the world.
U.S. bishops say benefits of Pfizer, Moderna vaccines outweigh concerns
"A Catholic can in good conscience receive these COVID-19 vaccines," Maryland's bishops wrote in a letter, echoing what most U.S. bishops and the Vatican have said.
Genocide in Nigeria ‘happening before our eyes,’ congressman says at hearing
Some 2,000 people are believed to have been killed annually between 2011 and 2016 in the conflict between mostly Muslim cattle herders and mostly Christian farmers fighting over a dwindling water supply, exacerbated by climate change.