Read more about the article Update: Dioceses adopt wide-ranging plans to limit spread of coronavirus
Cathay Pacific cabin crew members wearing protective face masks are seen entering the international terminal of San Francisco International Airport in Millbrae, Calif., Feb. 27, 2020. Dioceses nationwide are taking precautions to guard against the spread of the coronavirus and reminding parishioners to take commonsense steps related to hygiene in their personal lives. (CNS photo/Yichuan Cao, Sipa via Reuters) See CORONAVIRUS-PRECAUTIONS-ROUNDUP March 3, 2020.

Update: Dioceses adopt wide-ranging plans to limit spread of coronavirus

Cathay Pacific cabin crew members wearing protective face masks are seen entering the international terminal of San Francisco International Airport in Millbrae, Calif., Feb. 27, 2020. Dioceses nationwide are taking…

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Read more about the article Supreme Court says ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy can be enforced for now
A group of migrants walk past plowed farmland near Penitas, Texas, Jan. 10, 2019. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled March 11 that President Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy for asylum-seekers can continue while suits against protocols work their way through lower courts. (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters) See SCOTUS-REMAIN-IN-MEXICO March 12, 2020.

Supreme Court says ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy can be enforced for now

A group of migrants walk past plowed farmland near Penitas, Texas, Jan. 10, 2019. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled March 11 that President Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy for asylum-seekers…

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Read more about the article Update: Pew survey shows divide among religious believers over views about Trump
President Donald J. Trump speaks Jan. 24, 2020, during the annual March for Life rally in Washington. The latest Pew survey on religion and politics shows a big divide between white Christian and minority Christians, and non-Christian groups over their views of Trump. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) See stories marked LIFE- Jan. 23 and 24, 2020. See PEW-RELIGION-TRUMP March 12, 2020.

Update: Pew survey shows divide among religious believers over views about Trump

President Donald J. Trump speaks Jan. 24, 2020, during the annual March for Life rally in Washington. The latest Pew survey on religion and politics shows a big divide between…

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Read more about the article USCCB launches ‘Walking With Moms in Need’ yearlong parish service project
This logo is included in the materials for "Walking With Moms in Need: A Year of Service" from March 25, 2020, through March 25, 2021. The U.S. bishops are inviting the parishes in their dioceses to join in this national initiative, which Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, said intensifies the church's long-standing pastoral response to "the needs of women facing pregnancies in challenging circumstances." (CNS photo/USCCB) See PRO-LIFE-WALKING-WITH-MOMS March 9, 2020.

USCCB launches ‘Walking With Moms in Need’ yearlong parish service project

This logo is included in the materials for "Walking With Moms in Need: A Year of Service" from March 25, 2020, through March 25, 2021. The U.S. bishops are inviting…

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Read more about the article Catholics organize to defeat advance of assisted suicide bill in Indiana
Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, speaks at an event titled "Defeating Assisted Suicide in Indiana" at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Parish in Whiting, Ind., Feb. 29, 2020. (CNS photo/Laura Ieraci) See INDIANA-ASSISTED-SUICIDE March 9, 2020.

Catholics organize to defeat advance of assisted suicide bill in Indiana

Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, speaks at an event titled "Defeating Assisted Suicide in Indiana" at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Parish in Whiting, Ind., Feb. 29,…

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Read more about the article Poll: Fewer U.S. Catholics see Christian persecution as an urgent issue
A family member of victims cries while praying during the reopening ceremony of St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 12, 2019, months after it was closed because of an Easter bombing. A new poll shows that although more than half of U.S. Catholics are "very concerned" about the persecution of Christians around the world, the level of concern has declined in the past two years. The poll was was conducted by McLaughlin & Associates on behalf of Aid to the Church in Need-USA, an international papal agency that supports suffering and persecuted Christians in more than 140 countries. (CNS photo/Dinuka Liyanawatte, Reuters) See POLL-CHRISTIAN-PERSECUTION March 6, 2020.

Poll: Fewer U.S. Catholics see Christian persecution as an urgent issue

A family member of victims cries while praying during the reopening ceremony of St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 12, 2019, months after it was closed because of…

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Read more about the article Update: Privacy concerns prompt advice priests not vote in Minnesota primary
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis is pictured in a Nov. 12, 2019, photo. Citing concerns from the Minnesota Catholic Conference about privacy and partisanship in casting primary votes, Archbishop Hebda suggested in a Feb. 25, 2020, letter to his priests they abstain from voting in Minnesota's upcoming primary on Super Tuesday, March 3. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) See HEBDA-PRIESTS-PRIMARY-VOTING March 2, 2020.

Update: Privacy concerns prompt advice priests not vote in Minnesota primary

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis is pictured in a Nov. 12, 2019, photo. Citing concerns from the Minnesota Catholic Conference about privacy and partisanship in casting…

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Read more about the article Visit with immigrant detainees shows bishops the love of family
Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Washington, center, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Migration and retired Auxiliary Bishop Denis J. Madden of Baltimore speak with Deacon Chris Schwartz of the Archdiocese of Washington, during a March 2, 2020, trip to Howard County Detention Center in Jessup, Md., for prayer and conversation with migrant detainees held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (CNS photo/Jim Waterbury, courtesy In Solidarity) See BISHOPS-PRAYER-IMMIGRANT-DETAINEES March 2, 2020.

Visit with immigrant detainees shows bishops the love of family

Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Washington, center, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Migration and retired Auxiliary Bishop Denis J. Madden of Baltimore speak with Deacon Chris Schwartz…

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Read more about the article Dad’s quest to find son’s killer shines light on prescription drug crisis
Dan Schneider, a member of Most Holy Trinity Parish in Covington, La., pictured Feb. 14, 2020, was a pharmacist in the civil jurisdiction of St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana in 1999 when his son Danny was killed in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. His first crusade to find his son's killer and, then, a second crusade to close down a "pill mill" in New Orleans East took fortitude and perseverance and reliance on his Catholic faith. (CNS photo/Frank J. Methe, Clarion Herald) See PHARMACIST-FAITH-CRUSADE to come.

Dad’s quest to find son’s killer shines light on prescription drug crisis

Dan Schneider, a member of Most Holy Trinity Parish in Covington, La., pictured Feb. 14, 2020, was a pharmacist in the civil jurisdiction of St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana in…

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Read more about the article Houston Catholic recalls standing her ground on train by staying seated
Gertrudejane Holliday Stone, a parishioner of St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church, is seen here meeting with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., alongside her husband, Dr. John Stone, during a Houston visit in the 1960s. In 1955, Getrudejane Holliday Stone challenged authorities on a train bound for Houston who demanded she change her seat because of her skin color. (CNS photo/courtesy of Gertrudejane Holliday Stone) See BLACK-HISTORY-STONE Feb. 27, 2020.

Houston Catholic recalls standing her ground on train by staying seated

Gertrudejane Holliday Stone, a parishioner of St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church, is seen here meeting with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., alongside her husband, Dr. John Stone,…

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