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Father Austin Gilstrap, director of vocations for the Diocese of Nashville and pastor of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Hendersonville, leads an online workshop on how diocesan vocations offices can improve their website and social media to help young men discern their vocation. The workshop was presented as part of the annual convention of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocations Directors.

Internet, social media crucial to reaching people discerning vocation

Father Austin Gilstrap, director of vocations for the Diocese of Nashville and pastor of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Hendersonville, leads an online workshop on how diocesan vocations…

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Read more about the article ‘Faithful Citizenship’ message: Gospel cannot be parsed in partisan terms
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City is seen in this 2018 file photo at the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. The archbishop chairs the USCCB's Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

‘Faithful Citizenship’ message: Gospel cannot be parsed in partisan terms

The U.S. bishops’ document on political responsibility is rooted in the Church’s long-standing moral tradition that upholds human dignity and the common good.

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Read more about the article Profit over safety, especially in pandemic, ‘unjust,’ U.S. Bishops say in Labor Day statement
People in Miami work at a restaurant Aug. 31, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Marco Bello, Reuters)

Profit over safety, especially in pandemic, ‘unjust,’ U.S. Bishops say in Labor Day statement

People in Miami work at a restaurant Aug. 31, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. Given the "somber" realities imposed by the pandemic, for companies to put profits over safety is…

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Read more about the article Science, religion not opposing sides in humanity’s progress, cardinal says
Stefano Fantoni, a well known physicist and nuclear astrophysicist, poses with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, Sept. 2, 2020, at the EuroScience Open Forum in Trieste, Italy. (CNS photo/Schirra/Giraldi, courtesy ESOF 2020)

Science, religion not opposing sides in humanity’s progress, cardinal says

Stefano Fantoni, a well known physicist and nuclear astrophysicist, poses with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, Sept. 2, 2020, at the EuroScience Open Forum in Trieste, Italy. CNS…

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Read more about the article Solidarity is the antidote to selfishness, exploitation, pope says
Pope Francis tries on a zucchetto as he arrives to lead his general audience in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican Sept. 2, 2020. It was the pope's first public audience with pilgrims in six months. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Solidarity is the antidote to selfishness, exploitation, pope says

“The current pandemic has highlighted our interdependence: we are all linked to each other for better or for worse,” said Pope Francis.

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Read more about the article Pandemic hobby: Washington man designs Lego basilica replica
John Davisson poses for a photo with a Lego replica of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS photo/courtesy Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception via Catholic Standard)

Pandemic hobby: Washington man designs Lego basilica replica

John Davisson poses for a photo with a Lego replica of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. CNS photo/courtesy Basilica of the National Shrine…

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