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Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life is among more than 70 state, national and international pro-life organizations whose representatives signed an open letter urging state lawmakers across the nation to reject initiatives that would impose criminal penalties on women who have abortions.

Why am I Catholic? If I had been asked that question 10 or 15 years ago, the answer simply would have been because that is how I was raised. The sacraments, Catholic education, Sunday Mass — it had all been a part of my upbringing. But as an adult, I was doing nothing to deepen my faith.

The steady decline of birthrates across Europe and the West are signs of a new form of poverty that deprives humanity of a future, Pope Francis said.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda acknowledged with sadness and an apology a federal report May 11 that for 150 years hundreds of government-supported boarding schools — some run by the Catholic Church, including in Minnesota — sought to forcefully assimilate Native American and Indigenous children into white society.

Hundreds of boarding schools supported by the U.S. government for 150 years sought to forcefully assimilate Native American and Indigenous children into white society, a first-of-its-kind report from the Interior Department said.

Cardinal Joseph Zen, retired bishop of Hong Kong, reassured Catholics he is fine after being detained and held by national security police for his support of anti-government protesters.

While the first Saturday in May's running of the Kentucky Derby boasts the fastest two minutes in sports, Churchill Downs' backside chapel hosts what might be the fastest Sunday Mass in the Archdiocese of Louisville.

Pope Francis' reform of the Roman Curia underlines the importance of bishops' conferences, particularly in fostering communion among the bishops themselves and with the pope, a bishop said.