Read more about the article Film’s use of pope’s comments don’t reflect the whole story
Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Oct. 21, 2020. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Film’s use of pope’s comments don’t reflect the whole story

From CNS and staff reports Pope Francis leads his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Oct. 21, 2020. A new documentary about the pope gave many people…

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Read more about the article French bishops order ‘death knell’ after three killed in Nice basilica
Police stand near Notre Dame Basilica in Nice, France, Oct. 29, 2020, after at least three people were killed in a series of stabbings before Mass. France raised its alert level to maximum after the attack. (CNS photo/Eric Gaillard, pool via Reuters)

French bishops order ‘death knell’ after three killed in Nice basilica

Police stand near Notre Dame Basilica in Nice, France, Oct. 29, 2020, after at least three people were killed in a series of stabbings before Mass. France raised its alert…

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Read more about the article 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 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 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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Read more about the article Connecticut basilica’s rector has spent lifetime praying to Father McGivney
Father James Sullivan, rector of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, Conn., stands at the McGivney family grave site in the Old St. Joseph Cemetery in Waterbury July 6, 2020. Father Michael J. McGivney -- who was buried there for 92 years until his body was moved to St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Conn. -- will be beatified Oct. 31 during a Mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Conn. (CNS photo/Aaron Joseph, courtesy Archdiocese of Hartford)

Connecticut basilica’s rector has spent lifetime praying to Father McGivney

To be rector of the basilica at the time of Father McGivney's beatification, priest said, is "a joy and a privilege."

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Read more about the article USCCB offers ‘Election Novena’ as way to prepare for Nov. 3, pray for nation
This is a graphic for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' "Election Novena." The bishops are encouraging people of faith to participate in a novena to prepare for Election Day and pray for the nation for nine days, beginning Oct. 26 and ending Nov. 3. A closing prayer for elected leaders will be offered on Day 10, Nov. 4, the day after the election. (CNS photo/courtesy USCCB)

USCCB offers ‘Election Novena’ as way to prepare for Nov. 3, pray for nation

Participants are asked to pray for specific intentions every day, starting with a prayer that ‘our political engagement be guided by our Catholic faith.’

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