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Bishop John B. Brungardt of Dodge City, Kan., returns to his seat after receiving Communion during a Mass with U.S. bishops from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome Jan. 14, 2020.

Kansas bishop steps aside following abuse allegation

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DODGE CITY, Kan. -- Denying any wrongdoing, Bishop John B. Brungardt of Dodge City has stepped away from his duties and pledged to cooperate with authorities investigating an allegation of abuse of a minor made against him.

The U.S. Capitol is seen at dawn in Washington Jan. 10, 2021.

U.S. Senate again fails to pass Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

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WASHINGTON -- Failure to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act "shows just how extreme the majority of Senate Democrats are," said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life.

Myanmar's military checkpoint is seen in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2021.

Cardinal appeals for no bloodshed, return to democracy in Myanmar

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YANGON, Myanmar -- Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon has appealed to the people of Myanmar -- including the army, which staged a coup Feb. 1 -- to remain calm and to work for open lines of communication so democracy can prevail.

March for Life participants make their way to the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington Jan. 29 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

March sends a ‘message of solidarity’

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WASHINGTON -- It was the coldest national March for Life in some years, it was the smallest, and it also may be remembered as the bravest.

A road safety officer distributes masks during a COVID-19 awareness campaign in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Jan. 19. While vaccines are rolling out in most developed nations, poor African nations are left wanting.

Bridging the great vaccine divide

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A small Canadian startup hopes to help to bridge the COVID-19 vaccine divide between rich and poor nations.

An activist is pictured in front of the Monument to Memory and Truth at Cuscatlan Park in San Salvador, El Salvador, Jan. 16, 2021, during a protest to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the signing of the peace accords that ended El Salvador's civil war.

Cardinal: 'devil is running loose' in El Salvador

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CHALATENANGO, El Salvador -- Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez asked the country to pray "for liberation from Satan" Feb. 1 after violence erupted following a political rally late Jan. 31 in the capital, San Salvador.

Demonstrators protest euthanasia in front of the parliament in Lisbon, Portugal, May 29, 2018.

Portuguese bishops criticize euthanasia legislation

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LISBON, Portugal -- Bishops in Portugal criticized legislation that would allow euthanasia and assisted suicide and said their "sadness and indignation" were compounded "by a form of death being legalized during the great aggravation of a deadly pandemic, when we are all striving to save the greatest number of lives."

Catholic World Report Twitter account locked over tweet about Biden nominee

Catholic World Report Twitter account locked over tweet about Biden nominee

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The editors at a Catholic publication said they are uncertain why an automated social media post was deemed hateful and led their Twitter account to be locked.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers has retired and will be the new head football coach at a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Mobile, Ala.

Star QB retires on feast of athletes’ patron

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FAIRHOPE, Ala. -- After 17 seasons in the NFL, quarterback Philip Rivers will begin his next career as head football coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope in the Mobile, Ala., archdiocese.

President Joe Biden speaks at the White House in Washington Jan. 25, 2021.

Bishops, other pro-life leaders decry Biden action ending 'Mexico City policy'

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WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life and international policy committees said President Joe Biden's memo rescinding the so-called "Mexico City policy" Jan. 28 is a "grievous" action that "actively promotes the destruction of human lives in developing nations."

Mourners gather near the coffin of a man killed in a twin suicide bombing attack in a central Baghdad market during a funeral in Najaf, Iraq, Jan. 21. Cardinal Louis Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, said Iraqis are still counting on Pope Francis to visit in March.

Violence-stricken Iraq counts on Pope

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VATICAN CITY -- In the midst of three days of prayer and fasting for peace and an end to the coronavirus pandemic, Iraqi Cardinal Louis Sako, the Baghdad-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, said Iraqis still are counting on Pope Francis to visit in March.

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