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Judge Amy Coney Barrett holds her hand on the Bible as she is sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the White House in Washington Oct. 26, 2020. (CNS photo/Tom Brenner, Reuters)

Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

Judge Amy Coney Barrett holds her hand on the Bible as she is sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas…

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Read more about the article Cathedral’s video upgrades will improve livestreaming capabilities
Bishop Spalding celebrates Mass for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time in the oratory at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville, TN on Friday, 23 October 2020. This was the last taped Mass to be posted over the weekend for people who are unable to attend Mass in person because of concerns over COVID infection. Many parishes and the Cathedral will live streaming Masses so it is no longer necessary to make available online.

Cathedral’s video upgrades will improve livestreaming capabilities

Cathedral’s 11 a.m. Sunday Mass soon to be livestreamed on a variety of social media platforms

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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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