Catholics in Twin Cities grappling with Floyd’s death, related rioting
By Maria Wiering Catholic News Service ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — For three hours on the morning of May 30,
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Bishops say Our Lady of America apparitions were not supernatural
By Greg Erlandson Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, and five
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East Jerusalem Catholic hospital gets coronavirus unit for Palestinians
By Judith Sudilovsky Catholic News Service JERUSALEM (CNS) — When the Israeli Ministry of Health asked St. Joseph’s Hospital to
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Polls show faith is getting Americans through the coronavirus crisis
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Two separate polls show that Americans are relying more on their
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COVID-19 worries loom on many fronts in rural America
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Making a living as a farmer in the United States has
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Parishes step up their social media efforts by posting online Masses
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — When U.S. dioceses first announced they were not offering public Masses
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Pope makes mini-pilgrimage outside Vatican to pray for end of pandemic
ROME (CNS) — With Italy on lockdown and Rome streets almost deserted, Pope Francis left the Vatican March 15 in
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Almsgiving: An overshadowed Lenten pillar has something to say
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — When it comes to the three pillars of Lent, almsgiving is
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Iowa Prayer Rally message: Encourage legislators to support Protect Life Amendment
By Kelly Mescher Collins Special to The Witness DES MOINES — The 2020 Iowa Prayer Rally for Life was held
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U.S. dioceses adopt wide-ranging plans to limit spread of coronavirus
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Dioceses nationwide are taking precautions to guard against the spread of the coronavirus and reminding parishioners to
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