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- Pope advances causes of four 20th-century martyrs
  
  Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of five men and four women, including four 20th-century martyrs killed in Brazil, Turkey and Italy.
- Pope to celebrate private Mass for All Souls at Vatican cemetery
  
  Due to restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19, Pope Francis will celebrate the feast of All Souls with a "strictly private" Mass at a Vatican cemetery.
- Catholic, Jewish leaders mark 55th anniversary of ‘Nostra Aetate’
  
  The formal structures that sponsor Catholic-Jewish dialogue are important, but their decades of success have relied on strong personal friendships and mutual respect, both of which must continue to...
- Ask Jesus to pray for you when you can’t, pope suggests
  
  By asking to be baptized with other penitents in the Jordan River, Jesus placed himself among those who recognized themselves as sinners, Pope Francis said.
- Maskless pope blames ‘this lady called COVID’ for distance
  
  Pope Francis has blamed “this lady called COVID” for forcing him to keep his distance again from the faithful during his general audience, which was far smaller than usual amid soaring coronavirus...
National Catholic Register
- Why Is the Seashell the Symbol for St. Augustine?
  
  Alessandro Magnasco, “St. Augustine at the Seashore,” c. 1740 According to legend, God used a small child to teach the great saint a valuable lesson.
- 87-Year-Old Norbertine Priest Recalls Arrests with Operation Rescue
  
  Father Leo Celano “If abortion is indeed murder, then we are compelled, if not impelled from within, to do whatsoever we can to stop this Holocaust.”
- Father Michael McGivney: A Likely Patron for Every Parish Priest
  
  Knights of Columbus Multimedia Archives via CNA Father Michael J. McGivney, shown in a portrait by Chas Fagan, lived his vocation amid ordinary parish life. COMMENTARY: The 38-year-old Knights of...
- Vulnerable Newborn Executive Order Praised by Mothers of Premature Babies That Were Left to Die
  
  Screenshot Amanda Finnefrock posted a video showing her begging for help for her twin sons, who died shortly after birth after not receiving medical assistance at the hospital after their premature...
- Biden Touts ‘Inspiration’ of Catholic Faith, Despite Abortion and Religious Freedom Positions
  
  Pixart Former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden speaking with attendees at the 2019 Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa Biden wrote Thursday that his “Catholic...