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Declining birthrates impoverish future, pope says

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.
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Report identifies abuses of Native American children in boarding schools

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.
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Racing to Mass? Catholics at Churchill Downs’ chapel know that feeling

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.
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A priest’s poem, 44 years in the making

Last month, Father George Welzbacher made the final revisions to his poetic magnum opus — “Galactic Shepherd: Time’s Charioteer.” For 44 years, he had written, reconsidered, reimagined and re-written his eight-page poem. In his 93rd year, it was finally finished.Last month, Father George Welzbacher made the final revisions to his poetic magnum opus — “Galactic Shepherd: Time’s Charioteer.” For 44 years, he had written, reconsidered, reimagined and re-written his eight-page poem. In his 93rd year, it was finally finished.
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A spoonful of honey: beekeeper leads with kindness

Life would’ve looked very different if Roy Dick had stayed in seminary and pursued priesthood. Instead, he got married and had four kids, served as a Catholic school principal and a director of religious education, tutored and coached, supported pro-life causes and focused on his seven grandchildren.
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Officials condemn violence, threats after high court leak on abortion case

Biden administration officials issued a statement against violence May 9 following protests outside the homes of two Supreme Court justices in the Washington area as well as a spate of vandalism and disruptions targeting locales of groups that oppose abortion. Some of them include Catholic churches.
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Minnesota officials react to Dobbs decision leak

Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life said pro-life advocates in the state “will keep working — harder than ever — to protect unborn children and support their mothers” in light of the draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case that was leaked and published in Politico May 2.
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Liturgy must lead to awe, unity, mission, pope says

The study and celebration of the liturgy should lead to a sense of awe before God, a commitment to mission and a growing unity within the Church, not tensions and squabbles, Pope Francis said.
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Supreme Court says Christian group may fly flag at City Hall

After the Supreme Court ruled that Boston violated the free speech rights of a Christian group to fly its flag at City Hall, another group, The Satanic Temple, has requested permission to fly a flag outside the city building.
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Catholic educators learn strategies to attract, serve more Latino families

Thirty-five percent of all practicing Catholics in the U.S. are Latino, and since 1960, 70% of the growth in the U.S. Catholic Church has come from Latino families. At 62.1 million, Latinos represent the largest — and youngest — ethnic minority population in the U.S. One of every two children in the U.S. is Latino.
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Cardinal reaffirms pope’s willingness to go to Moscow to try to stop war

Pope Francis' secretary of state reaffirmed the pope's offer to go to Moscow personally to try to convince President Vladimir Putin to stop his war on Ukraine but said the Kremlin had yet to respond.
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‘Witnesses of hope’: N.Y. delegation visits Ukraine, bordering countries

New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said he was surprised and inspired by Ukrainians he met when he made a brief visit to Lviv, Ukraine.
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