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Cesar Chavez finds a place in the White House
Many people yesterday noticed the bust of the late Latino activist Cesar Chavez behind Joe Biden's desk in the Oval
The church bulletin: Catholic headlines for 1/21/21
Cardinal Cupich criticizes USCCB statement on Biden (CNA) Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, used Twitter to issue a scathing
Pope Francis sends message to President Biden
The text: The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States of America The White House Washington, DC On
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Take and read: The homily Joe Biden heard at Mass this morning
From Religion News Service, here's part of the homily delivered by Father Kevin O'Brien, president
A prayer for today: St. John Paul’s Prayer to Mary for America in 1979
"At a time when the struggle between good and evil, between evangelical love and the
The church bulletin: Catholic headlines for 1/20/21
Biden readies sweeping rollback of Trump-era abortion restrictions (NBC News) President-elect Joe Biden is poised
Cardinal Wilton Gregory’s prayer at the COVID-19 Memorial Service
"Our sorrow unites us to one another as a single people with compassionate hearts." From
Religious events surround the Inaugural — including morning Mass on Wednesday
From The Washington Post: The Rev. William J. Barber II, a fiery North Carolina preacher
‘Quo vadis, America?’
"Setting aside timidity and fear of giving offense, the Catholic Church should serve as a
The church bulletin: Catholic headlines for 1/19/21
Catholic priest in Nigeria kidnapped, killed (CNA) The body of a Catholic priest was discovered
Cardinal Gregory to deliver invocation at COVID memorial service Tuesday
From The Catholic Standard: Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, will deliver the Invocation
Look who got his own MLK Atlanta Hawks jersey …
Details: Pope Francis now has his own special edition Atlanta Hawks basketball jersey, celebrating the
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