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Catholic educators urged to address racism against backdrop of nation’s current...

WASHINGTON -- When Catholic educators met virtually this year at their annual conference, they took a close look at racism and how teachers should...

Virtual National Catholic Educational Association convention includes Padua Academy, stories of...

WASHINGTON — No one has to tell Catholic school teachers how different this past year has been. At the start of the pandemic last spring,...

Catholic Health Association stresses importance of COVID-19 vaccine for all on...

WASHINGTON -- On World Health Day, April 7, a new group of 31 U.S. Catholic organizations encouraged people to get the COVID-19 vaccine as...

Catholic colleges know their students are stressed during pandemic year

WASHINGTON — While the coronavirus pandemic upended most aspects of college life this past year, its impact on students’ mental health has had Catholic...

Boston Marathon bomber will have death penalty case reviewed by Supreme...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s March 22 announcement that it would hear a government appeal to reinstate the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber...

Many answering calls to religious life are turning to Zoom

WASHINGTON — When Liz Dodd was formally welcomed as a candidate for the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace last November, she took part...

Many Texas Catholic parishes will continue face mask protocols, capacity limits

WASHINGTON -- Many Catholic parishes in Texas will continue to ask parishioners to wear face masks and will limit capacity for Masses even though...

Catholic health care officials make COVID-19 vaccinations for everyone a priority

WASHINGTON — To make sure COVID-19 vaccines reach everyone, Catholic health care officials are working to overcome hurdles of bias, language barriers, and technology...

‘We were here’ — reflections on coronavirus care from hospital chaplains

WASHINGTON — As the coronavirus pandemic swept the nation this past year, hospital chaplains — already accustomed to helping people cope with sickness and...

After United States reaches half a million deaths, President Joe Biden...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden addressed the nation in a speech from the White House Feb. 22, the day the nation reached, and then...

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