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Panelists debate what gets people out of poverty and keeps them...

WASHINGTON — What methods work best at getting people out of poverty — and keeping them out — was the subject of debate during...

Emotional, psychological and physical trauma of coronavirus pandemic beginning to be...

WASHINGTON   -- The psychological and emotional trauma of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is only now beginning to be felt, and is bound to keep...

‘Dirty Dozen’ list of companies keeps exploitative, illicit content rolling as...

WASHINGTON -- There were dozens of companies that came under consideration for the annual "Dirty Dozen" list of companies produced by the National Center...

After 11 months of ‘giving up,’ what is there left to...

WASHINGTON -- Since childhood, the typical U.S. Catholic's response to Lent is giving up, as in "What are you giving up for Lent?" If you...

Inequities in health care exposed during pandemic, Catholic Health Association official...

WASHINGTON — Inequities in U.S. health care have long existed, but the coronavirus pandemic has exposed them to wider scrutiny, according to Kathy Curran,...

Bishop McElroy warns against ‘weaponization of Eucharist’ as a way to...

WASHINGTON -- Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego warned against the "weaponization of Eucharist" as a way to get Catholic elected officials, President...

Catholic News Service 100 years: Immigration, economy, war and peace, education...

Everything old is news again. Just as Jesus said, "The poor you will have with you always," it seems as if the same news subjects,...

14 world nations survey conducted shows U.S. faith has stayed strongest...

WASHINGTON  -- According to a new poll by the Pew Research Center, more Americans say the coronavirus pandemic has strengthened their religious faith than...

President Joe Biden nominates nine Catholics to Cabinet-level jobs

WASHINGTON — In what may be an all-time high, President Joe Biden has nominated nine Catholics to serve in his Cabinet. One of them, retired...

Mass of thanksgiving in Washington draws leaders from both sides of...

WASHINGTON -- Hours before his inauguration as president, Joe Biden and incoming Vice President Kamala Harris were joined by the spouses and congressional leaders...

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