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Black Eyed Peas drummer and producer Keith Harris is pictured in an undated photo talking to the handbell choir and choral singers of Sisters of Mary Schools in the Philippines during a recording of a new Christmas song "It's That Time Of Year" written by Harris, fellow bandmate Filipino-American Apl.de.Ap and David "DQ" Quiñones.

3,000 Catholic school kids, Black Eyed Peas members make new Christmas song

As many as 3,000 Catholic school children from poor families in the Philippines made their pop music debut in a new Christmas song by some members of the multi-platinum hip-hop/pop group Black Eyed Peas.
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In virtual summer assembly, USCCB’s Archbishop Gomez calls for unity

The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops urged unity in an address June 16, the first day of the prelates' three-day spring plenary assembly, held virtually because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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National Right to Life decries new bill aimed at codifying Roe v. Wade

The Women's Health Protection Act, introduced in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House June 8 "would invalidate nearly all existing state limitations on abortion," said Jennifer Popik, director of federal legislation for National Right to Life.
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Harris’ Central America agenda features longtime concerns for the church

During her first foreign trip to Latin America as U.S. vice president June 7 and 8, Kamala Harris took on a topic that has long been on the mind of the Catholic Church in the Americas: alleviating the problems that ...
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Pope denies cardinal’s request to resign; agrees ‘we have sinned’

Agreeing with German Cardinal Reinhard Marx that Catholic leaders cannot adopt an "ostrich policy" in the face of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis still told the cardinal that he would not accept his resignation as head of the ...
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Canadian church pledges support for Muslims after ‘hate’ attack on family

Faith communities and politicians condemned an attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario, that police have labeled a hate crime.
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Efforts to end human trafficking takes shape in West Africa

Clergy, women religious and laypeople pledged to strengthen existing networks and build new partnerships to fight human trafficking in West Africa during a five-day conference.
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