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Parishes offer prayer gatherings, adoration for nation and election
Holy hours, rosaries and Masses have been scheduled throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the final hours before the election, and on Election Night itself.
Catholics can’t be silent against injustice, especially in election year, says attorney
At an Oct. 22 talk, lawyer and columnist Christine Flowers shared her personal steps in the "tight-wire tap dance" she does to exercise her Catholic faith in public life.
‘It is an attack on everyone’: Bishops react to Nice basilica murders
Bishops from the U.S. and around the world mourned the loss of three faithful during an Oct. 29 terrorist attack in France, and called for forgiveness, healing and justice.
Irish archbishop hopeful about Masses after meeting with prime minister
After an Oct. 29 meeting, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh said Ireland's COVID-related ban on public worship strikes at the heart of "what we are as a Christian community."
‘Lord of miracles’ devotion takes on deeper meaning amid COVID
Area faithful gathered Oct. 25 at St. William Parish in Philadelphia to venerate a beloved Peruvian image of Christ crucified, seeking healing and blessing for a pandemic-weary world.
Colorado, Louisiana voters to decide on abortion measures Nov. 3
Colorado's Proposition 115 would ban abortion beginning at 22 weeks of pregnancy, while the Louisiana Love Life Amendment would prevent both a "right to" and tax funds for abortion.
Pro-life signs vandalized, stolen at North Carolina parishes and schools
Banners and placards at four parishes and two schools in the Charlotte Diocese were removed or defaced, with similar incidents taking place in other parts of the country.
Polish bishops thank citizens for protecting churches
The bishops called Oct. 28 for "sober social dialogue and expression of views without violence," after destructive protests against a court decision creating a near-total ban on abortion in Poland.
General audience closes to public after positive case of COVID-19
The Vatican announced that as of Nov. 4 Pope Francis' general audiences will be broadcast from the library of the Apostolic Palace to prevent risk of spreading the virus.
Malaysia’s first cardinal dies at the age of 88
Cardinal Anthony Soter Fernandez, one of the Asian pioneers in interreligious dialogue in the 1970s and 1980s, died Oct. 28.