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Conversations on racism are key to change, says speaker
OSV News
October 28, 2020
The annual Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice, the largest Catholic social justice gathering in the United States, is known for dispensing sharp opinions.
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Transcript shows pope’s distinction between gay marriage, civil unions
OSV News
October 27, 2020
When Pope Francis said gay people have a right to be in a family and that gay couples needed some form of civil law to protect their rights, he was not saying that gay couples should have a right to ...
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Pope announces new cardinals, including U.S. Archbishop Gregory
OSV News
October 26, 2020
Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Nov. 28, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington.
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HHS ensures hospital patients have access to spiritual care amid pandemic
Susan Hines-Brigger
October 23, 2020
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Religious Liberty praised the Department of Health and Human Services for resolving discrimination complaints over two hospitals' refusal to let patients have access to the sacraments of baptism and the anointing of ...
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Pope has history of defending marriage, but being open to some civil unions
Susan Hines-Brigger
October 22, 2020
Pope Francis often has expressed openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights.
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Pope, religious leaders pray for peace, greater care for one another
Susan Hines-Brigger
October 21, 2020
The only way to end war and ensure humanity's survival is "through encounter and negotiation, setting aside our conflicts and pursuing reconciliation, moderating the language of politics and propaganda, and developing true paths of peace," Pope Francis said.
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Jimmy Carter, first president to host a pope at the White House, dies at 100