Read more about the article Feasts of All Saints, All Souls unite us with those in heaven and purgatory
Parishioners at Sagrado Corazon Church erected an ofrenda or altar for the Day of the Dead on Friday, Nov. 2, All Souls Day. As part of the tradition from Mexico, people remember loved ones who have died. On the ofrenda are placed photos of the dead, plates of their favorite meals, and other reminders of them. Maura Quintana leaves a plate of mole on the ofrenda.

Feasts of All Saints, All Souls unite us with those in heaven and purgatory

Day of the Dead celebrations highlight the bond between the living and their departed loved ones

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Read more about the article Editorial: We have an obligation to stay engaged beyond election day
Voters in New York City line up to cast ballots outside Madison Square Garden Oct. 24, 2020, on the first day of early voting for the presidential election. (CNS photo/Jeenah Moon, Reuters)

Editorial: We have an obligation to stay engaged beyond election day

In times of intense partisan polarization, Catholics are called to change the tenor of our national debate, continue to help build God’s kingdom

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Read more about the article K of C founder moves closer to sainthood with beatification
The beatification ceremony for Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, will be celebrated Oct. 31, 2020, in the Archdiocese of Hartford, Conn. Father McGivney is pictured in an undated portrait. On May 27 the Vatican announced Pope Francis had approved a miracle attributed to the priest's intercession, clearing the way for his beatification. (CNS file photo) See MCGIVNEY-BEATIFICATION-HARTFORD July 28, 2020.

K of C founder moves closer to sainthood with beatification

The miracle that led to Father McGivney’s beatification was the 2015 cure of a boy in Dickson, Tennessee

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Read more about the article Polish bishops decry disruption of Masses over court’s abortion ruling; pope urges Poland to protect life
Demonstrators protest Oct. 25, 2020, in front of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Katowice, Poland, against the ruling by Poland's Constitutional Tribunal that imposes a near-total ban on abortion. (CNS photo/Anna Lewanska, Agencja Gazeta via Reuters)

Polish bishops decry disruption of Masses over court’s abortion ruling; pope urges Poland to protect life

Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki, president of Poland’s bishop’s conference, appealed for dialogue "on how to protect the right to life and women's rights."

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Read more about the article Mary, Undoer of Knots seen as offering hope amid tangled reality of pandemic
Presentation Sister Carrie Link poses for a photo in Monticello, Minn., Oct. 13, 2020, while holding an icon she created called "Mary, Undoer of Knots." (CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)

Mary, Undoer of Knots seen as offering hope amid tangled reality of pandemic

People needn't be alone in untangling life's "knots," said artist Sister Carrie Link. "We lean into the heart of Mary, our Blessed Mother.”

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Read more about the article An outpouring of support for first African American cardinal-designate for U.S.
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington was one of 13 new cardinals named by Pope Francis Oct. 25. He is pictured processing with fellow prelates at the beginning of the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 23, 2020, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

An outpouring of support for first African American cardinal-designate for U.S.

News of the country's first Black prelate to be named cardinal sparked joy, as well as commentary that it was long overdue.

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Read more about the article Pope announces new cardinals, including U.S. Archbishop Gregory
Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory -- who four hours earlier had learned Pope Francis had named him a cardinal -- celebrates his first Mass as a cardinal-designate Oct. 25, 2020, at Holy Angels Church in Avenue, Md. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard)

Pope announces new cardinals, including U.S. Archbishop Gregory

Archbishop Gregory will be the first African American cardinal from the U.S. Other new cardinals are from Italy, Rwanda, the Philippines, Chile, and Brunei

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