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Senate Democrats plan to filibuster Gorsuch’s nomination to high court
Judge Neil Gorsuch's bid for Supreme Court justice will need 60 votes to be confirmed by the Senate, and with only 52 Republicans, this would be unlikely. He testified that he accepts the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion "as the law of the land."
Neumann-Goretti boys capture state basketball crown
The Saints easily dispatched Lincoln Park of western Pa., 89-58, for the PIAA Class 3A championship in which they played their best game of the postseason. "It’s a special time for all of us,” said senior Quade Green.
Franciscan-educated Dr. Chris Domes named new head of Neumann U
The president of a Catholic college in Wisconsin has been named the new president of Neumann University, Aston. When he takes the helm July 1, he will succeed Dr. Rosalie Mirenda, who retires after 21 years.
Deluges in Peru trigger flash floods, landslides; at least 85 dead
Unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean off Peru is causing heavy rains on the usually arid coast, swamping cities that have poor drainage and destroying wood or mud-brick houses not built to withstand a downpour.
No date yet for Blessed Romero canonization, archbishop says
Blessed Romero was assassinated in 1980 while celebrating Mass in the chapel of a local hospital one day after calling on the government to end its violation of human rights against the population.
‘We don’t have ulterior motives,’ bishop tells top U.S. diplomat
New Mexico Bishop Oscar Cantu met with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for a policy-packed conversation about immigration, the Middle East, Africa and the Catholic Church's efforts toward building "the common good."
Family trumps fear for Minnesota refugee served by Catholic Charities
Suad Gele, 34, and her nine children are living in a two-story house in Minneapolis as they begin new lives in safety, far away from their war-torn homeland of Somalia.
Panel: After rescue, trafficking victims need help addressing trauma
It's not enough to rescue victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation -- they must be given supportive care to address their trauma, and tools to live economically independent lives free from abuse.
RCIA draws formerly homeless man to Christ; now he helps others find way
Todd Smith, a former homeless man, says the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and the Light of the World evangelization program of the Diocese of Worcester has changed his life.
‘Lots of tears’ at chapel services, says priest serving Parliament
"For some it was the first time they could sit down and reflect on what had happened. They didn't feel, until they got home last night, what had really happened," Father Pat Browne said. "They are very shaken people."