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Super Bowl Blues: When Atlanta rhymes with Mylanta
There is something about what happened -- or did not happen -- in the NFC Championship Game Jan. 20 that has left citizens of the Who Dat Nation in shock, anger and denial, prompting spiritual leaders to pick up the pieces.
Bishops voice support for new Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act bill
"The act prevents the federal government and states that receive federal funds for child welfare services from excluding child welfare providers who believe that children deserve to be placed with a married mother and father," said the three bishops.
Supreme Court asked to put Louisiana abortion law on hold
UPDATED - The law, set to go into effect Feb. 4, requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles radius of their clinic.
Baton Rouge Diocese releases list of clergy with abuse allegations
Bishop Michael G. Duca of Baton Rouge released Jan. 31 the names of all priests, a former bishop of the diocese, and one former seminarian "against whom there are credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors and/or vulnerable adults in the Diocese of Baton Rouge."
Arabian Peninsula has ancient Christian heritage
Christians worshiping there today have their antecedents in churches and monasteries hailing from the earliest times of Christianity. St. Paul ministered in Arabia, as recorded in the New Testament.
Catholic school principals get creative in their snow day announcements
Several principals got very creative with how they announced the school closings, even making toe-tapping music videos in some cases.
Pope arrives in Abu Dhabi, praying for nearby Yemen
The sun had set long before Pope Francis arrived in Abu Dhabi Feb. 3, but Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince, and Egyptian Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar, still went to the airport to welcome him.
Virginia bishop says racist photo another assault on human dignity
Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge called on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Feb. 2 "to do what is best to restore the trust and confidence of the people in our leaders" after a racist photo from the governor's 1984 medical school yearbook emerged a day earlier.
New Iraqi archbishop: Rebuilding of Mosul must include hearts and minds
One of the most important challenges facing his new mission, Archbishop Najib Mikhael Moussa told Catholic News Service, is "to give hope to our families -- all Christian families, not only Chaldeans -- to come back to Mosul."
Phila. priest placed on leave, decades-old abuse alleged
Father Steven J. Marinucci, 71, will not function as a priest while an allegation against him from the late 1970s is investigated by civil authorities.