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Bruce Springsteen provides a soundtrack to the liturgy of the streets

In his latest single, "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen offers Americans a soundtrack to the liturgy of protest.
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Is church unity worth a Latin Mass?

"Paris is well worth a Mass" was reportedly the attitude of King Henry IV when he was trying to secure the French throne. As ...
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Sister Connie's life and death taught me that grief is not an enemy, but a companion

My 82-year-old spiritual director, Sr. Connie Kramer, had an inoperable brain tumor in the shape of a butterfly. Her spiritual guidance was present until the end. Grief calls us to not fear death, but ...
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At dueling National Prayer Breakfasts, a religious debate over Trump's immigration policy

President Donald Trump, speaking to a sprawling crowd at a National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday (Feb. 5), ...
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Catholic immigrant advocates call for humane approach as report finds child ICE detentions up 600%

Catholic leaders, including an official from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' migration office, reiterated a pastoral ...
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Christine Turo-Shields

Christine Turo-Shields is the owner of Kenosis Counseling Center, with much of her work surrounding grief/trauma recovery. She is co-author of Transformati ...
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Pope, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic message

In a message entitled "Life in Abundance" issued on the same day as the Milan Cortina opening ceremony, Pope Leo XIV traced ...