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- Vatican drops bid for Italian in fair trial extradition case
  
  The Vatican on Monday abruptly abandoned its extradition request for an Italian woman wanted on embezzlement-related charges in a case that had been set to test whether Italy considers the Vatican a...
- Pope sees MLK’s plea to love, nonviolence as remedy to modern turmoil
  
  Amid a modern social and political climate laced with historic levels of vitriol and division, legendary civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. offers a message that also hits close to home...
- Italy court weighs extradition to Vatican in fair trial case
  
  A Milan court on Monday begins weighing whether to extradite an Italian woman to the Vatican to face embezzlement-related charges in a case that could test whether Italy considers the Vatican a state...
- Deadly week sees at least 10 bishops die from COVID-19
  
  Eleven Catholic bishops, including a cardinal, passed away between Jan. 8-17 due to COVID-19, or complications related to the virus that has killed over two million people worldwide.
- Pope’s push for Christian unity doesn’t stop for COVID
  
  Organizers have said this year's Week for Christian Unity is especially relevant given the coronavirus pandemic, which requires a joint effort from all people regardless of ethnicity, race or creed...
National Catholic Register
- States Push Both Pro-Life and Abortion Expansion Measures in 2021
  
  Olivier Douliery Supporters of Judge Amy Coney Barrett and pro-choice supporters gather outside of the US Supreme Court as the Senate is expected to confirm President Trump's Supreme Court nominee...
- Pope Francis Praises Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Timely’ Message of Peace
  
  LazyLlama The Martin Luther King Jr Memorial in Washington, D.C. In a message addressed to King’s daughter, Bernice A. King, Pope Francis said that it was imperative to see people “in the truth of...
- Lawyer Confirms Ex-Nuncio to France Will Not Appeal Court Verdict
  
  Bruce MacRae Archbishop Luigi Ventura, then apostolic nuncio to Canada, speaks at a Mass and Concert held in Ottawa, April 2, 2009. Doumic had argued that the accusations against her client were...
- The 10th Commandment Gives Fair Warning About Envy
  
  Jorisvo Stained glass window depicting Moses showing the Stone Tablets with the Ten Commandments, in Saint James's Church in Stockholm, Sweden. COMMENTARY: We are different in many ways, both by...
- Free at Last: Hard Words About Soft Bigotry
  
  Emma McIntyre The Memorial Tree Grove in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is seen at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on Jan. 17 in Los Angeles, California. Emma McIntyre Our children are...