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Little Sisters sees ray of hope in Obamacare court battle

WASHINGTON – A statement from government lawyers that health plans could be modified to provide contraceptive care for women under special circumstances may bring an end to a Supreme Court fight over whether organizations that object to providing such services on religious grounds must offer coverage anyway, advocates for religious groups

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Pope Francis: Children are always gifts, even in tough circumstances

Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Francis' latest writings on the family include a strong affirmation of the need to welcome children even in difficult circumstances. He praises large families and adopted families, rejects abortion as "horrendous," reflects on the errors of "gender ideology," and

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Vandals strike Catholic churches in Boston suburbs

BOSTON – A spate of vandalism directed at Catholic religious icons around Easter weekend has provoked ire mixed with forgiveness from parishioners at affected congregations in Greater Boston and has left law enforcement officers scratching their heads. Vandals struck in Billerica, Burlington and Norwood, including two statues of the Virgin Mary.

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Pope insists conscience, not rules, must lead faithful

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis insisted that individual conscience be the guiding principle for Catholics negotiating the complexities of sex, marriage and family life in a major document released Friday that rejects the emphasis on black and white rules for the faithful. In the 256-page document "The Joy of

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Pro-life movement veterans recall the early days in Boston

BOSTON – In her legendary 1994 National Prayer Breakfast speech, Mother Teresa exclaimed: "I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child… How do we persuade a woman not to have an abortion? As always, we must persuade her with

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Remembering selfless baseball great Roberto Clemente

Baseball's season opener is a time of hope and nostalgia. We look forward to warmer weather and the prospect of a winning team, and we remember the trailblazing players who made the game what it is today. One of the finest men to grace the field, Roberto Clemente,

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In John Kasich’s call for community, an echo of Catholic social teachings

(RNS) — Republican Party leaders want John Kasich to exit the GOP primary race. The governor of Ohio is drawing too many votes away from Ted Cruz and weakening the Texas senator's chances of stopping Donald Trump from winning the party's nomination for president. At the moment,

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Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN, dies on Easter

Irondale, Ala. (CNA/EWTN News) — The Catholic Church in the United States has lost the Poor Clare nun who changed the face of Catholicism in the United States and around the world. Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, foundress of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), passed away on March