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After shooting, cardinal urges unity to ‘build path to safety and peace’
Saying he watched "in horror" news reports in the aftermath of a mass shooting during a suburban Fourth of July parade, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago offered prayers for the victims.
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First in-person LGBTQ ministry conference builds ‘community’
More than 200 people from all over the United States and Canada, as well as from the United Kingdom, Italy, Colombia and Uganda, gathered June 24-25 in New York City for the first in-person Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference.
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Pope couldn’t go to Congo, but Congolese in Rome pray with him
Despite disappointment that Pope Francis was not in Congo July 3, some 2,000 people—most of them Congolese—joined the pope for Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, singing, swaying and ululating.
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March for Life will continue until ‘abortion is unthinkable,’ says official
When the Supreme Court ruled June 24 that there is no constitutional right to abortion, the historic decision came a day before what would have been the 98th birthday of Nellie Gray, founder of the March for Life.
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Pope condemns ‘barbaric’ attack on shopping center in Ukraine
Pope Francis again pleaded for an end to hostilities in Ukraine after missiles struck a shopping center filled with people.
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Archbishop asks church to be in solidarity with migrants who died in truck
The archbishop of San Antonio offered prayers for dozens of people found dead as well as more than a dozen survivors discovered June 27 in sweltering conditions in a semitruck.
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Military archbishop urges respect for rule of law after follow-up strike on alleged drug boat