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Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, celebrates Mass at the new Mission Basilica San Buenaventura in Ventura, Calif., July 15, 2020. "Please know that my brother bishops and I are committed to doing whatever is in our power to help you move forward and to ensure that no one suffers what you have been forced to suffer," he said to abuse victims after release of the McCarrick Report. (CNS photo/Colton Machado, courtesy Archdiocese of Los Angeles)

USCCB president apologizes to clergy abuse victims as McCarrick report is released

Findings of the report mark “another tragic chapter” in Church’s efforts to confront sexual abuse by clergy, says Archbishop Gomez

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Read more about the article McCarrick report called needed step toward accountability, transparency
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.

McCarrick report called needed step toward accountability, transparency

Report called a necessary step in understanding McCarrick’s rise in the Church despite rumors, allegations of sexual misconduct

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Read more about the article USCCB president calls for unity after Biden is projected as election winner
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 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 Blessed McGivney: Model parish priest with ‘zeal’ for Gospel, for serving faithful
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., accepts a relic from Michael "Mikey" McGivney Schachle, during the Oct. 31, 2020, beatification Mass of Blessed Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Conn. (CNS photo/courtesy Knights of Columbus)

Blessed McGivney: Model parish priest with ‘zeal’ for Gospel, for serving faithful

The miracle that led to beatification of Knights of Columbus founder was the cure of a Dickson, Tennessee, boy

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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 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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