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Stefano Fantoni, a well known physicist and nuclear astrophysicist, poses with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, Sept. 2, 2020, at the EuroScience Open Forum in Trieste, Italy. (CNS photo/Schirra/Giraldi, courtesy ESOF 2020)

Science, religion not opposing sides in humanity’s progress, cardinal says

Stefano Fantoni, a well known physicist and nuclear astrophysicist, poses with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, Sept. 2, 2020, at the EuroScience Open Forum in Trieste, Italy. CNS…

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Read more about the article Solidarity is the antidote to selfishness, exploitation, pope says
Pope Francis tries on a zucchetto as he arrives to lead his general audience in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican Sept. 2, 2020. It was the pope's first public audience with pilgrims in six months. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Solidarity is the antidote to selfishness, exploitation, pope says

“The current pandemic has highlighted our interdependence: we are all linked to each other for better or for worse,” said Pope Francis.

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Read more about the article Pandemic hobby: Washington man designs Lego basilica replica
John Davisson poses for a photo with a Lego replica of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS photo/courtesy Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception via Catholic Standard)

Pandemic hobby: Washington man designs Lego basilica replica

John Davisson poses for a photo with a Lego replica of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. CNS photo/courtesy Basilica of the National Shrine…

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Read more about the article Continuity in particularity: Cardinal looks at Pope Francis, Benedict XVI
Pope Francis visits his predecessor, retired Pope Benedict XVI, at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery at the Vatican in this Dec. 21, 2018, file photo. Pope Benedict celebrated his 93rd birthday April 16, 2020. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See BENEDICT-93 April 16, 2020.

Continuity in particularity: Cardinal looks at Pope Francis, Benedict XVI

Between Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI, there is “continuity of magisterium and particularity in pastoral style.”

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Read more about the article ‘Traumatic way to say goodbye’: roadside funerals in Colombia
Permanent Deacon Mauricio Castiblanco leads prayers during a funeral ceremony outside the Apogee Cemetery in Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 22, 2020. The deceased was a suspected COVID-19 victim, and his family was not allowed to go into the cemetery. (CNS photo/Manuel Rueda)

‘Traumatic way to say goodbye’: roadside funerals in Colombia

To make the funerals of coronavirus victims more humane, Colombian deacons work with a funeral company to conduct services outside cemeteries.

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Read more about the article Hurricane destroys Louisiana churches, closes schools, displaces priests
Men stand on top of a damaged home Aug. 27, 2020, after Hurricane Laura passed through Lake Charles, La. (CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters)

Hurricane destroys Louisiana churches, closes schools, displaces priests

Men stand on top of a damaged home Aug. 27, 2020, after Hurricane Laura passed through Lake Charles, La. CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters LAKE CHARLES, La. (CNS) -- Hurricane Laura…

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Read more about the article Catholic organizations, faithful took part in 2020’s March on Washington
Catholic participants at the Aug. 28, 2020, March on Washington hold signs quoting Pope Francis on inequality and saying that Black Lives Matter. Other signs had messages that said opposing police brutality are pro-life issues. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)

Catholic organizations, faithful took part in 2020’s March on Washington

Catholic participants at the Aug. 28, 2020, March on Washington hold signs quoting Pope Francis on inequality and saying that Black Lives Matter. Other signs had messages that said opposing…

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Read more about the article ‘Ciudadanía fiel’: Evangelio no debe analizarse en términos partidistas
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‘Ciudadanía fiel’: Evangelio no debe analizarse en términos partidistas

This logo appears on materials, study guides and videos related to the U.S. bishops' quadrennial "Faithful Citizenship" document that provides guidance to Catholic voters during a presidential election year. CNS…

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Read more about the article Pope to take his post-pandemic pleas to global stage
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, distributes Communion during a Mass for the French National Pilgrimage on the feast of the Assumption at the Marian sanctuary in Lourdes, France, Aug. 15, 2020. In an interview, Cardinal Parolin said putting a priority on the human person is needed for economic recovery from the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Laurent Ferriere, Reuters)

Pope to take his post-pandemic pleas to global stage

Coronavirus crisis can be opportunity to rethink economic, political and environmental policies in a way that will benefit humanity and the earth.

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Read more about the article Archbishop Gregory says nation is at ‘pivotal juncture’ in racial justice struggle
Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory preaches his homily during an Aug. 28, 2020, Mass of Peace and Justice at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, marking the 57th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard)

Archbishop Gregory says nation is at ‘pivotal juncture’ in racial justice struggle

Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory preaches his homily during an Aug. 28, 2020, Mass of Peace and Justice at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, marking the 57th anniversary…

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