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Cardinal ordains nine transitional deacons

BOSTON -- In a ceremony marking one of the final steps in preparation for the priesthood, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley ordained nine transitional deacons on Oct. 24 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. The deacon is the first of three ranks of ordained ministry in the Church. Among the many functions they perform in parishes, the deacon may assist the priest at Mass, proclaim the Gospel, deliver homilies, and preside at baptisms, weddings, and rites of Christian burial.

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Cardinal ordains nine transitional deacons

DORCHESTER -- Members of the Nigerian Catholic Community of St. Katharine Drexel Parish held a Mass on Oct. 23 to pray for peace and justice while expressing solidarity with protesters calling for an end to police brutality in Nigeria.

Last Thursday, I had a virtual meeting with benefactors and supporters of FOCUS campus ministry. They asked me to share some of my experiences of having the FOCUS missionaries here in Boston. Of course, I noted the large student population we have here in the Archdiocese of Boston and how successful the FOCUS missionaries have been in campus ministry. I also said how impressive it is, not only to see the evangelization that they undertake but also the transformation in the lives of the missionaries themselves, which prepares them to be leaders in the Church. Certainly, many of them will go on to embrace vocations to the priesthood or religious life, but all of them will be very much involved in leadership roles in their parishes and in the life of the Church in the future.

Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley issued the following statement Oct. 27. Pope Francis announced on Oct. 25 that Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington, DC, would be among those elevated to cardinal in November.

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Maureen Crowley Heil
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Scott Hahn
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Panel: Amid election angst, Christians can vote, log off, and be quiet

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- If there's one thing that Republican and Democrats in the 2020 election share, it's angst. This year's election, amid a pandemic, amid economic instability and distrust of institutions, has done little to bring out the best in the country's political animals.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Bishops in the United States and around the world expressed condolences after three people were murdered before Mass Oct. 29 in the basilica in Nice, France. French police have confirmed they are treating the killings as a terrorist incident. The attacks came less than two weeks after a Paris teacher was beheaded Oct. 16 by a Muslim migrant; the teacher had shown satirical cartoons of the prophet Muhammad to school children in a lesson about free speech.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Abortion is on the ballot in two states Nov. 3: Colorado and Louisiana. In Colorado, Proposition 115 would ban abortion beginning at 22 weeks of pregnancy. The measure includes exceptions to save the life of the pregnant woman but not for instances of rape or incest.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Supreme Court, with a full bench, will hear oral arguments by teleconference Nov. 4 about a Catholic social service agency that had been excluded from Philadelphia's foster care program for not accepting same-sex couples as foster parents.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A divided Senate, in a 52-48 vote, confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as a justice for the Supreme Court the evening of Oct. 26 and soon afterward she was sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas at a White House ceremony.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington is graced with a statue of Father Michael J. McGivney outside McGivney Hall on campus, but inside its archives is a special collection on the legacy of the soon-to-be-beatified founder of the Knights of Columbus.

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With euthanasia in New Zealand, 'we are about to cross a Rubicon'

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CNS) -- A prominent adviser to New Zealand's bishops expressed dismay that voters approved euthanasia for terminally ill patients. "Many people will no doubt see the option of an assisted death as akin to adding another food choice to an already existing cafe menu when, in fact, the change represents a shift in the whole dining experience that will affect everything on the menu, as well as the service you get," said John Kleinsman, director of the Nathaniel Centre for Bioethics, the New Zealand Catholic bioethics center.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Students and faculty at Rome's Pontifical North American College are under quarantine after several students tested positive for COVID-19. "We are isolating the students who tested positive, quarantining ourselves on campus, and increasing our testing," Father David A. Schunk, vice rector for administration, said in an email to Catholic News Service Oct. 29.

COLOGNE, Germany (CNS) -- Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki would resign from his office if the sexual abuse study he commissioned implicated him in any cover-ups, according to the Cologne Archdiocese.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Italian-born Cardinal-designate Silvano Tomasi describes himself as "one of those 40 million Americans who were born outside the United States, but at the same time are part of the makeup of the country."

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Corruption is an "ancient evil" that continues to plague the Catholic Church in different ways, Pope Francis said. In an interview with the Italian news agency Adnkronos, published Oct. 30, the pope discussed his thoughts on several issues, including the nature of corruption given recent allegations of financial malfeasance involving the Vatican.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Plenary or full indulgences traditionally obtained during the first week of November for the souls of the faithful in purgatory can now be gained throughout the entire month of November, the Vatican said.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Pope Francis said gay people have a right to be in a family and that gay couples needed some form of civil law to protect their rights, he was not saying that gay couples should have a right to adopt children.

Cardinal ordains nine transitional deacons

Cardinal ordains nine transitional deacons

Nigerian Catholics of Boston hold Mass in solidarity with homeland

From Cardinal Seán's blog

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All Souls Day and the Catholic Cemetery Association

Cardinal Humberto Medeiros: The Boston years, 1970-1983

Our 'Family' of Mission Societies Grows the Faith

Saints, here and there

Quo vadis, MLB?

Panel: Amid election angst, Christians can vote, log off, and be quiet

'It is an attack on everyone': Bishops react to Nice basilica murders

Colorado, Louisiana voters to decide on abortion measures Nov. 3

Supreme Court set to hear arguments in Catholic foster care case

Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

'Catholics are like the leaven in the loaf' of U.N.'s work, says Glendon

University's McGivney collection documents sainthood candidate's legacy

Father McBride, nationally known as leader in education, catechetics, dies

With euthanasia in New Zealand, 'we are about to cross a Rubicon'

Several students at North American College test positive for COVID-19

Report: Cardinal Woelki would step down if implicated in abuse cover-ups

Pope picks Italian-American diplomat, migrant minister, as new cardinal

Corruption in the church must be stamped out continually, pope says

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Transcript shows pope's distinction between gay marriage, civil unions