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This likeness of St. Katharine Drexel is seen at the Katharine Drexel Shrine in Bensalem, Pa. St. John Paul II canonized her in 2000, making her the second American-born saint. (CNS photo/The Crosiers)

How a saint became part of the tax code, forever changing U.S. philanthropy

March 29, 2022

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Pope Francis goes to confession during a Lenten penance service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 25, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Confession is more about God's forgiveness than our sins, pope says

March 28, 2022

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A family attends Mass at St. Barbara Catholic Church in Philadelphia Feb. 6, 2022. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

Black Catholics seek worship spaces free of racism

March 28, 2022

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Pope Francis makes the sign of the cross in front of a Marian statue after consecrating the world and, in particular, Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a Lenten penance service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 25, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope consecrates Ukraine, Russia to Mary

March 25, 2022

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Bishop urges support for Act of Consecration

March 22, 2022

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The dome of St. Peter's Basilica in is seen at the Vatican in this 2020 file photo. On March 19, 2022, Pope Francis promulgated the long-awaited constitution reorganizing the Roman Curia. (CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

Pope promulgates Curia reform, emphasizing church's missionary nature

March 21, 2022

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Pope John Paul II kneels in front of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima as he entrusts "all men and women and all peoples to the Immaculate Heart of Mary," in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this March 25, 1984, file photo. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Papal consecration of Russia, Ukraine has history of controversy behind it

March 21, 2022

Nation-World

The rising moon is seen above a cross on top of a church in downtown Lviv, Ukraine, March 14, 2022. (CNS photo/Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters)

Text of prayer for peace in Ukraine recited by pope

March 17, 2022

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Kelly Champion is the recipient of the Monsignor Gerald Lewis Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2021-2022.

Committee names Champion recipient of teaching award

March 15, 2022

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Immaculate Conception Church hosts prayer vigil for peace in Ukraine

Immaculate Conception Church hosts prayer vigil for peace in Ukraine

March 15, 2022

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