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 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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Read more about the article Four days into new post, Beaumont bishop prepares for Hurricane Laura
Bishop David L. Toups of the Diocese of Beaumont, Texas, prays along the Neches River with the Blessed Sacrament to intercede for all of those in the line of the two impending hurricanes affecting the Gulf Coast Aug. 24, 2020. (CNS photo/courtesy Karen Gilman, Diocese of Beaumont)

Four days into new post, Beaumont bishop prepares for Hurricane Laura

Bishop David L. Toups of the Diocese of Beaumont, Texas, prays along the Neches River with the Blessed Sacrament to intercede for all of those in the line of the…

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Read more about the article Catholics denounce scheduled federal execution of Navajo tribe member
The Department of Justice seal is seen in the Great Hall at the Main Justice Building in Washington in this file photo. Lezmond Mitchell, a member of the Navajo Nation, is scheduled to be executed Aug. 26, 2020, for crimes committed on a reservation. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Catholics denounce scheduled federal execution of Navajo tribe member

The Department of Justice seal is seen in the Great Hall at the Main Justice Building in Washington in this file photo. Lezmond Mitchell, a member of the Navajo Nation,…

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Read more about the article Knights of Columbus remove trees, give out food after Iowa storm
Storm damage is seen near Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 15, 2020. A derecho windstorm barreled through the area Aug. 10 leaving about 500,000 Iowans without electricity during that time. (CNS photo/courtesy Megan Stammeyer, Catholic Charities via The Witness)

Knights of Columbus remove trees, give out food after Iowa storm

Storm damage is seen near Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 15, 2020. A derecho windstorm barreled through the area Aug. 10 leaving about 500,000 Iowans without electricity during that time. CNS photo/courtesy…

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Read more about the article Texas Catholics encourage census participation amid pandemic
Signs advertising the 2020 U.S. census are seen in Seattle March 23, 2020. (CNS photo/Brian Snyder, Reuters) See CENSUS-CATHOLICS March 27, 2020.

Texas Catholics encourage census participation amid pandemic

HOUSTON (CNS) -- When the main worries are paying rent, keeping healthy and providing food for the family, participating in the 2020 census may not be a high priority for…

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Read more about the article Report shows NGOs complying with ban on using U.S. foreign aid for abortion
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, processes at the conclusion 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, Long Island Catholic)

Report shows NGOs complying with ban on using U.S. foreign aid for abortion

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, processes at the conclusion of the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil…

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Read more about the article In new term, Supreme Court once again takes up religious liberty
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington July 2, 2020. Legal experts have noticed a pattern in how the court handled religious liberty cases in the last term. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

In new term, Supreme Court once again takes up religious liberty

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington July 2, 2020. Legal experts have noticed a pattern in how the court handled religious liberty cases in the last term. CNS…

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Read more about the article Makers of sacramental wine, altar bread suffer economic hit due to pandemic
Sister Anne Bartol, a Poor Clare, holds a bag of altar bread she and other nuns prepared to sell to parishes throughout Pennsylvania at the Monastery of St. Clare in Langhorne, Pa., Aug. 13, 2020. The room is filled with boxes of backlogged altar breads and the monastery halted production this summer as the coronavirus pandemic reduced demand for the Eucharist at U.S. parishes. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

Makers of sacramental wine, altar bread suffer economic hit due to pandemic

Sister Anne Bartol, a Poor Clare, holds a bag of altar bread she and other nuns prepared to sell to parishes throughout Pennsylvania at the Monastery of St. Clare in…

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Read more about the article Foundation prize is ‘validation’ of all Homeboy Industries does, says priest
Jesuit Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, poses for a photo with trainees in this undated photo. Located in downtown Los Angeles, Homeboy Industries provides hope and job training for formerly gang involved and previously incarcerated men and women. (CNS photo/courtesy Homeboy Industries)

Foundation prize is ‘validation’ of all Homeboy Industries does, says priest

Jesuit Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, poses for a photo with trainees in this undated photo. Located in downtown Los Angeles, Homeboy Industries provides hope and job training…

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