Read more about the article St. Joseph, protector of Holy Family, is model for 2021 Respect Life Month
This is the poster for Respect Life Month 2021 observed in October by the U.S. Catholic Church. As part of the Year of St. Joseph declared by Pope Francis, this year’s celebration "highlights the example of that great saint," said a Sept. 27 statement from Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, who is chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. Oct. 3 is Respect Life Sunday. (CNS photo/courtesy RespectLife.org)

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Read more about the article At bicentennial, pope urges Mexicans to focus on present, future
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, poses next to a statue of St. Juan Diego as he visits Mexico City Sept. 25, 2021. The cardinal was in Mexico to celebrate as a papal envoy for the country's bicentennial. (CNS photo/Congregation for Eastern Churches)

At bicentennial, pope urges Mexicans to focus on present, future

Our Lady of Guadalupe ‘favored brotherhood and freedom,’ pope says

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Read more about the article Pope says Vatican II shaped his theology, including in social teaching
This is the cover of the Italian book, "Fraternity: Sign of the Times," by Cardinal Michael Czerny and Father Christian Barone, an Italian theologian. In a preface to the book, Pope Francis said that, like many Latin American Catholics of his age, the Second Vatican Council shaped his theological and pastoral vision. (CNS photo/Libreria Editrice Vaticana)

Pope says Vatican II shaped his theology, including in social teaching

New book examines his contributions to Catholic social teaching

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Read more about the article Hand in Hand Options program expands to St. Henry 
St. Henry School has added the Hand in Hand Options Program for students with intellectual and developmental delays this school year. St. Henry is the fourth school in the diocese to offer the program, joining Pope John Paul II Preparatory School, St. Ann School and St. Matthew School. Second grade teacher Stephanie Braeuner and classmates Benjamin Lalonde and Brynne Keller help Imani Payne with a reading assignment.

Hand in Hand Options program expands to St. Henry 

Program for children with intellectual delays now in four schools

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Read more about the article Catholic Charities officially opens first of 10 new family resource centers
Jennifer Dillehay, Family Resource Center program coordinator for Maury County, cuts the ribbon as Judy Orr, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville executive director, and other attendees pose for a photo outside the facility Thursday, Sept. 23 in Columbia. The Family Resource Center in Maury County is one of 10 being opened by Catholic Charities in counties throughout Middle Tennessee.

Catholic Charities officially opens first of 10 new family resource centers

Centers in Maury, Coffee, Bedford, Marshall, Montgomery counties open for services

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