Read more about the article If confirmed, Supreme Court nominee would be sixth Catholic to serve on nation’s highest court
Federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the 7th Circuit speaks after being introduced by President Donald Trump at the White House Sept. 26, 2020, as the nominee to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat left vacant by the Sept. 18 death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (CNS photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters)

If confirmed, Supreme Court nominee would be sixth Catholic to serve on nation’s highest court

Judge Amy Coney Barrett still teaches at her alma mater, Notre Dame Law School.

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Read more about the article Live the Gospel of Life’ is theme for Respect Life Month this October
A car drives past a pro-life billboard in the Staten Island borough of New York Sept. 14, 2020. The U.S. Catholic Church observes October as Respect Life Month. Respect Life Sunday falls on Oct. 4. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Live the Gospel of Life’ is theme for Respect Life Month this October

Respect Life Month is time ‘to care for, protect and defend lives of our brothers and sisters’

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Read more about the article Louisville archbishop says all must now work together for racial justice
In this 2018 file photo, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., speaks during a meeting at the headquarters of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Louisville archbishop says all must now work together for racial justice

Grand jury indicts one of three police officers involved in the shooting but not for the death of Taylor

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Read more about the article Sister Norma Pimentel is one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2020
Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and a longtime advocate for immigrants and refugees, speaks to delegates Sept. 21, 2018, during the Fifth National Encuentro, or V Encuentro, in Grapevine, Texas. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Sister Norma Pimentel is one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2020

Religious sister is recognized for ‘restoring human dignity to those in need.’

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Read more about the article U.S. bishops say ‘enough’ on federal executions
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, Kan., are seen in this composite photo. (CNS composite/ photos by Bob Roller)

U.S. bishops say ‘enough’ on federal executions

Bishops follow lead of Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI in believing death penalty is ‘completely unnecessary and unacceptable’

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Read more about the article Two Catholic women judges top short list as possible Supreme Court nominees
Amy Coney Barrett is pictured in this undated photo. She is a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, and a law professor at the University of Notre Dame. A Catholic, she is on President Donald Trump's list of of potential nominees to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat left vacant by the Sept. 18, 2020, death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (CNS photo/Matt Cashore, University of Notre Dame via Reuters)

Two Catholic women judges top short list as possible Supreme Court nominees

President is expected to announce his nominee quickly

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Read more about the article In some places, Catholics’ right to worship ‘unjustly repressed’ by government, says San Francisco archbishop
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco is seen with other bishops in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 27, 2020, during their "ad limina" visit to the Vatican. (CNS photo/Stefano Dal Pozzolo)

In some places, Catholics’ right to worship ‘unjustly repressed’ by government, says San Francisco archbishop

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco is seen with other bishops in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 27, 2020, during their "ad limina" visit to the Vatican.…

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Read more about the article Gulf Coast dioceses assess damage from Hurricane Sally
A home in Mobile, Ala., is seen damaged by Hurricane Sally Sept. 16, 2020. (CNS photo/Rob Herbst, The Catholic Week)

Gulf Coast dioceses assess damage from Hurricane Sally

A home in Mobile, Ala., is seen damaged by Hurricane Sally Sept. 16, 2020. CNS photo/Rob Herbst, The Catholic Week WASHINGTON. A Catholic archdiocese and two dioceses in three states…

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