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Knights of Columbus called to redouble efforts to fight racism, violence

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Every day, Knights of Columbus live out the principles of charity, unity and fraternity, and through this daily witness in society, they must redouble their efforts to combat racism, violence and hatred, the top Knight told his confreres.

8/6/20

Catholic News Service

Knights pilgrimage center will focus on founder's spirituality, charity

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A new Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center planned by the Knights of Columbus will focus on "the spirituality and charitable vision of our founder and his legacy," said Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson in announcing the new center Aug. 4.

8/6/20

Catholic News Service

Federal judge speaks out on son's murder, calls for protection of judges

WASHINGTON -- Federal Judge Esther Salas said the July 19 death of her only child, Daniel, killed at their family home by a lawyer, could not be in vain and in an Aug. 3 video called for the protection of "my brothers and sisters on the bench."

8/6/20

Rhina Guidos | Catholic News Service
Maryland governor overturns directive delaying school opening

WASHINGTON -- The Archdiocese of Washington and its Catholic Schools Office hailed the Aug. 3 emergency order by Maryland's governor to override a Montgomery County Health Department blanket directive that would have kept nonpublic schools from reopening for in-person instruction through at least Oct. 1. More

8/4/20

Richard Szczepanowski | Catholic News Service

U.S. House appropriations measure blocks conscience protection rule

WASHINGTON -- An omnibus appropriations bill approved by the House July 31 to fund a dozen federal departments and agencies blocks a conscience protection rule for health care providers who do not want to participate in abortion, sterilization or assisted suicide on religious or moral grounds. More

8/4/20

Catholic News Service

Crossword creator tests faith knowledge, sees games as way to evangelize

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) -- After her mother died in 1990, Missy Bartlett, a Louisville theology teacher and lover of puzzles, came across her mother's homemade crossword puzzles. More

8/3/20

Jessica Able | Catholic News Service

'It spreads so fast,' says Iowa Catholic; COVID-19 hits 15 family members

DAVENPORT, Iowa — As Alicia Nava flipped through family photographs the morning of July 25, she said solemnly from behind a floral print mask, "We were taking precautions." More

8/3/20

Lindsay Steele | Catholic News Service

'Our most tragic time': Felician sisters bear loss of 13 sisters to COVID-19

LIVONIA, Mich. (CNS) -- They were teachers. A librarian. A director of religious education. A secretary in the Vatican Secretariat of State. The author of a 586-page history of the congregation.More

7/24/20

Dan Stockman | Catholic News Service

Attacks on statues seen as 'signs of society in need of healing'

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A wave of recent attacks on Catholic statues around the country and fires at two churches prompted the chairmen of two U.S. bishops' committees to decry "the destruction of these holy symbols of selfless love and devotion."More

7/24/20

Julie Asher | Catholic News Service

U.S. surgeon general says preventing spread of virus must be top priority

MIAMI (CNS) -- Calling the COVID-19 pandemic the challenge of a lifetime, the nation's top public health official traveled to Florida seeking help in slowing the deadly outbreak.More

7/24/20

Tom Tracy | Catholic News Service

Chaplain says Washington Nationals' World Series run is 'story of faith'

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A baseball season and team are not often synonymous with religious or spiritual themes, but for Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, using words such as "miracle," "grace" and "faith" are actually the best ways to describe the 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals.More

7/24/20

Maureen Boyle | Catholic News Service

Priest's love of math, baseball helps him develop new stat measures

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7/22/20

By MARK PATTISON | Catholic News Service

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