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Biden, Boehner receive high Catholic honor

Vice President Joseph Biden stood at the University of Notre Dame's commencement ceremony on Sunday (May 15) with a medal signifying American Catholicism's highest honor slung on a blue velvet rope around his neck. The longtime Democrat turned and looked to former Speaker of the House

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Pope laments recent violence in Syria, renews call for dialogue

Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Francis on Sunday decried the resurgence of violence in Syria in recent days, especially in Aleppo, and renewed the call to bring about peace through dialogue. "I receive with deep sorrow the tragic news coming from Syria, about the spiral of violence that

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Majority of Scots have no religion, study finds

CANTERBURY, England – More than half of the 5.4 million people living in Scotland have no religion, according to a survey published by Scottish Social Attitudes. The 52 percent of unaffiliated Scots represents a 12 percent jump from 16 years ago, when 40 percent of survey respondents said they had

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Pope Francis appeals for global peace on Easter

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis made an emotional appeal for global peace during his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) Easter blessing, urging people to remember victims of the "blind and brutal violence" in recent terrorist attacks, such as last week's

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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

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Easter movies to get you into the spirit of the season

Looking for some movies to celebrate the Easter spirit? Whether you're searching for something biblical or a fun movie to get you feeling that spring has sprung, we've got it right here! Risen

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Catholic school backers on mission to serve Boston students

BOSTON – Thauana Moura moved to Massachusetts from Brazil in 2000 when she was 11 years old. Although she started off in the Everett public schools, by her sophomore year, Moura's parents enrolled her at private Catholic school, Cristo Rey Boston High.

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Catholic Republicans vying for place in history

Update: This article has been edited to reflect the news that New Jersey governor Chris Christie suspended his campaign Feb. 10. There are approximately 81.6 million Catholics in the United States, comprising about 25 percent of the U.S. population.