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Catholic Charities Maine receives grant to expand elderly ministries
On: 3/17/2019, Perry West , In: Nation
Portland, Maine, Mar 14, 2019 CNA.- Catholic Charities Maine has received a $100,000 grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to support 165 volunters aiding the state's senior citizens. Maine's U.S. Senators, Angus ...

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Catholic Charities Maine receives grant to expand elderly ministries
On: 3/17/2019, Perry West , In: Nation
Portland, Maine, Mar 14, 2019 CNA.- Catholic Charities Maine has received a $100,000 grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to support 165 volunters aiding the state's senior citizens. Maine's U.S. Senators, Angus ...

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Brother priests mark 60th year of ordination with Mass -- and a snowstorm
On: 3/15/2019, Matthew Davis , In: Nation
NEW TRIER, Minn. (CNS) -- For 60 years of priesthood, no amount of snow has stopped Fathers Leonard and Martin Siebenaler from celebrating Sunday Mass at their respective parishes. "They didn't ever let a blizzard stop them from getting to church (even ...

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Worn marble steps of Holy Stairs to be uncovered for public to climb
On: 3/15/2019, Carol Glatz , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- For the first time in 300 years, the marble steps of the Holy Stairs will be free from the thick wooden panels installed in 1723 to protect the stairs and left uncovered for the public. For at least 40 days, people will be able ...

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Polish church releases first report on clerical sex abuse
On: 3/15/2019, Jonathan Luxmoore , In: World
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) -- A top Polish Catholic leader, named the first bishops' conference delegate for child protection, welcomed a church report on sexual abuse by clergy in his country and vowed efforts to combat it. Archbishop Wojciech Polak of Gniezno ...

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GOP House members urge Democrats to allow vote on 'Born-Alive' measure
On: 3/15/2019, The Boston Pilot , In: Nation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Republican leaders in the House are calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and other House Democrats "to stop blocking" a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The measure "demands a vote," Rep. ...

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Catholic Charities Maine receives grant to expand elderly ministries

Portland, Maine, Mar 14, 2019 CNA.- Catholic Charities Maine has received a $100,000 grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to support 165 volunters aiding the state's senior citizens.

NEW TRIER, Minn. (CNS) -- For 60 years of priesthood, no amount of snow has stopped Fathers Leonard and Martin Siebenaler from celebrating Sunday Mass at their respective parishes. "They didn't ever let a blizzard stop them from getting to church (even if) they had to load up a sleigh to get here," said Father Cole Kracke, a second cousin of the priests and pastor of the brothers' hometown parish, St. Mary's in New Trier.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- For the first time in 300 years, the marble steps of the Holy Stairs will be free from the thick wooden panels installed in 1723 to protect the stairs and left uncovered for the public.

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) -- A top Polish Catholic leader, named the first bishops' conference delegate for child protection, welcomed a church report on sexual abuse by clergy in his country and vowed efforts to combat it.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Republican leaders in the House are calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and other House Democrats "to stop blocking" a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church must respect the law and accept court decisions regarding clerical sexual abuse and its cover-up, said Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a leading expert in child protection.