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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden joins vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris onstage at a rally in Wilmington, Del., Nov. 7, 2020, after news media declared they had won the presidential election.(CNS photo/Jim Bourg, Reuters)

USCCB president calls for unity after Biden is projected as election winner

Biden follows JFK as the second Catholic ever elected president

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Read more about the article Vatican report on investigation into ex-Cardinal McCarrick to be released Nov. 10
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore welcomes pro-lifers in Annapolis, Md., March 4, 2019, during his opening prayer for the Maryland March for Life. (CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review) See MARYLAND-MARCH-LIFE March 11, 2019.

Vatican report on investigation into ex-Cardinal McCarrick to be released Nov. 10

McCarrick was dismissed by the Vatican from the clerical state in February 2019 following an investigation of accusations of abusing both children and seminarians.

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Read more about the article Exonerated death-row inmate gives students close look at capital punishment
Alfred Dewayne Brown is seen the poster "The Innocence Files" streaming on Netflix. He was part of an Oct. 25, 2020, Zoom panel at the Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice, an annual event for students from Jesuit high schools, colleges and parishes around the country. (CNS photo/Netflix)

Exonerated death-row inmate gives students close look at capital punishment

In 2015 Alfred Dewayne Brown became the 154th person exonerated from death row. Tennessee has had three exonerations since 1973.

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Read more about the article Education Commissioner, bishop congratulate HRA for Blue Ribbon award
Tennessee Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn stops by the fifth grade classroom of Hollie Guthormsen during a visit to Holy Rosary Academy on Thursday, Nov. 5, to congratulate the students, faculty, staff and families for the school earning the Blue Ribbon School award from the U.S. Department of Education for the second time.

Education Commissioner, bishop congratulate HRA for Blue Ribbon award

Commissioner and bishop tour the school during their visit

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Read more about the article Vatican shuts down museums as COVID-19 cases, deaths mount in Italy
A woman wearing a protective face mask takes a picture as she visits the Vatican Museums June 1, 2020. The Vatican has announced that museums and necropolis tours will be closed to the public from Nov. 5-Dec. 3 as Italy faces increased COVID-19 cases and restrictions. (CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

Vatican shuts down museums as COVID-19 cases, deaths mount in Italy

The Italian government also began new restrictions; pope’s general audiences now closed to public and will be livestreamed

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Read more about the article Across the U.S., voters cast ballots on issues including abortion and marijuana
A boy waits for his mom to vote during the presidential election at Ida B. Wells Middle School in Washington Nov. 3, 2020. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Across the U.S., voters cast ballots on issues including abortion and marijuana

Abortion-related measures were among 120 proposed state laws and constitutional amendments on the ballot in 32 states.

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Read more about the article Remembering all the souls in heaven
Parishioners at Sagrado Corazon Church at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville attended Mass on All Souls Day, Monday, Nov. 2, and observed the Mexican tradition of honoring their deceased loved ones on Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Part of the custom is to build an altar, called an ofrenda, to hold photos of loved ones, their favorite foods, marigolds, and other decorative items. The ofrenda at Sacred Heart featured photos of the late Bishop David Choby and the late Father Richard Gagnon, S.D.S., the former director of Hispanic ministry for the Diocese of Nashville.

Remembering all the souls in heaven

Parishioners at Sagrado Corazon Church at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville attended Mass on All Souls Day, Monday, Nov. 2, and observed the Mexican tradition of honoring their deceased…

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