Read more about the article Health care chaplains around the country reflect on COVID-19 ministry
Deacon Richard Becker, director of pastoral care and ethics, blesses patient Camille Watts on World Day of the Sick at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, N.Y., Feb. 11, 2021. Hospital chaplains have had to adhere to COVID-19 protocols while offering pastoral care during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Health care chaplains around the country reflect on COVID-19 ministry

Chaplains tirelessly minister to patients and medical staff because ‘in times of trauma and adversity, people are counting on us."

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Read more about the article Minnesota priest plans to auction coveted baseball cards to aid low-income students
Father John Ubel, rector of the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minn., shows baseball cards Feb. 10, 2021, that he will sell during an online auction in March to raise money for the Aim Higher Foundation. In his hands are the two most valuable: Jackie Robinson, left, and Hank Aaron. (CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)

Minnesota priest plans to auction coveted baseball cards to aid low-income students

The online auction will include both Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron rookie cards

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Read more about the article For Lent, ask if one’s life is centered on God or oneself, pope says
Pope Francis sprinkles ashes on the head of a cardinal during Ash Wednesday Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 17, 2021. (CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

For Lent, ask if one’s life is centered on God or oneself, pope says

"It is a time to reconsider the path we are taking…and to rediscover our profound relationship with God, on whom everything depends," he said.

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Read more about the article In Iraq, pope hopes to encourage Christians, build bridges to Muslims
Pope Francis embraces Cardinal Louis Sako, the Baghdad-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, at the Vatican June 28, 2018. Pope Francis plans to visit Iraq March 5-8, 2021. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile)

In Iraq, pope hopes to encourage Christians, build bridges to Muslims

"I am the pastor of people who are suffering," Pope Francis told CNS ahead of the first-ever papal visit to Iraq March 5-8.

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Read more about the article Naming undersecretaries for synod, pope gives a woman a vote
Xaviere Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart attends a news conference at the Vatican in this Oct. 9, 2018, file photo. Last May Sister Becquart was one of six consultants appointed by Pope Francis to the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishops. Five of those appointed were women, and it was the first time women had served in that role. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See VATICAN-LETTER-WOMEN Jan. 9, 2020.

Naming undersecretaries for synod, pope gives a woman a vote

Xaviere Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart will be the first woman with a right to vote at a meeting of the Synod of Bishops

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Read more about the article Bishops, other pro-life leaders decry Biden action ending ‘Mexico City policy’
Women in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, demonstrate in favor of legalizing abortion Jan. 25, 2021, after lawmakers approved a constitutional reform to reinforce a ban on abortion. On Jan. 28, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden rescinded a policy that prevented nongovernmental organizations receiving U.S. funding from promoting abortion overseas. (CNS photo/Fredy Rodriguez, Reuters) Editor's note: No resales. No archives.

Bishops, other pro-life leaders decry Biden action ending ‘Mexico City policy’

Surveys show majority of Americans oppose taxpayer funding for abortion overseas

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Read more about the article Panelists say abortion debate has become too political, needs wider focus
Gloria Purvis is seen in this 2017 file photo. Purvis was among the speakers in a Jan. 27, 2021, webinar sponsored by Fordham University on "Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Post-Roe? New Prospects for the Abortion Debate in America." (CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)

Panelists say abortion debate has become too political, needs wider focus

Speakers agree that pro-life efforts should be part of increased advocacy for human dignity and look closely at policy changes that support pregnancy, motherhood

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Read more about the article ‘9 Days for Life’ novena for the protection of human life set for Jan. 21-29
Pro-life advocates gather near the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Jan. 19, 2018. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

‘9 Days for Life’ novena for the protection of human life set for Jan. 21-29

Each day's intercession is accompanied by prayers, a short reflection, and suggested actions for novena participants to help build a culture of life.

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Read more about the article Leaders of both parties join Biden, Harris for Mass of thanksgiving
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington Jan. 20, 2021, before his presidential inauguration. (CNS photo/Tom Brenner, Reuters)

Leaders of both parties join Biden, Harris for Mass of thanksgiving

Biden, the second Catholic president in U.S. history, was joined by House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and others

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Read more about the article USCCB president, pope, members of Nashville Diocese offer prayers for President Biden
Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Biden's wife, Jill, holds the family Bible during his inauguration at the Capitol in Washington Jan. 20, 2021. (CNS photo/Andrew Harnik, pool via Reuters)

USCCB president, pope, members of Nashville Diocese offer prayers for President Biden

“Regardless of political affiliation, we as Catholics believe in the miraculous power of prayer”

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