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January 13, 2023
‘His memory still resonates with us’: Franciscan sister recalls MLK’s deathbed
The Catholic Spirit
By Robert Alan Glover | OSV News Almost everyone familiar with the life and death of Dr. Martin Luther King...
January 13, 2023
Kirk Whalum on Catholic conversion, gospel jazz, and finding identity in God
National Catholic Reporter
By NATE TINNER-WILLIAMS | National Catholic Reporter Kirk Whalum is a multi-Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist and composer whose work has spanned multiple...
January 12, 2023
“Lord, every nation on earth will adore You” Psalm 72
CatholicPhilly
By Father Stephen D. Thorne | CatholicPhilly Anyone who knows Monsignor Joseph Nicolo would agree that he is one of...
January 6, 2023
Benedict remembered for role in pushing US bishops to confront clergy abuse
NCR
By Christopher White, Vatican Correspondent | NCR Under intense national scrutiny after the groundbreaking reporting on clergy sexual abuse and cover-up...
January 3, 2023
NBCC President, Bishop Roy E. Campbell, Jr., publishes a statement on the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Bishop Roy E. Campbell, Jr.
On behalf of myself, the Staff, Board of Trustees, and members of the National Black Catholic Congress, we pray that...
January 3, 2023
How the Liturgical Calendar Framed Pope Benedict’s Life
National Catholic Register
COMMENTARY: His Holy Saturday life ended on Dec. 31 — what might this secular and liturgical date suggest to us...
January 3, 2023
In debates about reproductive health, listen to Black women
U.S. Catholic
Catholic doula Rebecca Christian on how her faith informs her work for reproductive justice. A U.S. CATHOLIC INTERVIEW On June...
January 3, 2023
Thousands pay their final respects to Benedict XVI as his body lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica
America
By Gerard O’Connell | America Tens of thousands of Romans, pilgrims and tourists filed past the body of Benedict XVI,...
December 15, 2022
CUA Examines Cases for African American Canonization, Discusses Need for Change
The Tower
By Mariah Solis and Anna Harvey | The Tower The Center for Cultural Engagement hosted a film screening and panel...
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