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"Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's Arabic name, his Muslim identity and his religious vocabulary were too often treated this campaign season as if he, and by extension Muslims and Arabic speakers, do not belong in American public life." bit.ly/4BR4tvg
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Maria Montserrat "Montse" Álvarado's appointment was seen as an effort to bring American management style to the Vatican's sprawling communications operation and diversify its historically Italian-dominated leadership. ncronline.org/vatican/vatica…
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Voters in four states considered ballot measures related to abortion policy Nov. 3, with only one state rejecting a measure to expand access to the procedure, and the others approving proposals to codify a right to an abortion or rejecting further limits. bit.ly/3V3Mjpm
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On Oct. 28, a delegation stood before the pope in Rome, presenting an album of prayers and messages. It would have seemed improbable a year earlier, when a very different delegation stood before a locked gate outside Chicago. ncronline.org/news/ices-lock…
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"The victories marked a striking moment for the religious left, which has long struggled to match the influence and visibility of conservative Christians," writes Jack Jenkins." ncronline.org/node/343351
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"The blue wave turned into a tsunami, sweeping Democrats into control of both houses of Congress last night. And Catholic voters were part of the reason," Michael Sean Winters writes. ncronline.org/opinion/democr…
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The Trump administration joined the Archdiocese of Denver on Tuesday in urging the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling allowing a state-funded preschool program in Colorado to exclude Roman Catholic schools that don't comply with equal-opportunity... bit.ly/4ivPsGa
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At dawn on Oct. 29, people were already lining up outside the Catholic Cathedral of God the Merciful Father in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. By morning, about 2,000 had gathered for bread, among them children carrying empty bags, some without their parents. bit.ly/4ixdAbg
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At issue in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy is whether a Colorado state program violates the First Amendment's free exercise clause because it requires that participating preschools abide by a nondiscrimination policy. ncronline.org/news/supreme-c…
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Five Franciscan friars killed in present-day Georgia for defending Church teaching in 1597 were beatified Oct. 31 in a Mass where Church leaders considered their witness amid historical complexities and contemporary challenges. bit.ly/48tNdOS
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