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  • Inauguration week prayer event aims to show Christian unity

    Inauguration week prayer event aims to show Christian unity

    • Jan 16, 2021

    As a politically divided nation prepares to inaugurate a new president in the wake of a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a group of Christian leaders is hoping to ease tensions through prayer during three days of ecumenical, nonpartisan programming.

    By Elana Schor
  • Catholic bishop prays God will bless, guide Missouri’s newly elected officials

    Catholic bishop prays God will bless, guide Missouri’s newly elected officials

    • Jan 15, 2021

    Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City prayed Jan. 11 that God would bless and guide the newly sworn officials of Missouri’s executive branch to lead not just with the “power of their office” but also “with the moral authority founded on personal integrity and character.”

    By Jay Nies
  • Two Catholic members of Congress reflect on Capitol attack, work ahead

    Two Catholic members of Congress reflect on Capitol attack, work ahead

    • Jan 12, 2021

    Seeing the U.S. Capitol building being stormed by a rioting mob Jan. 6 brought a visceral reaction from Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska. Fortenberry, who is Catholic and often attends daily Mass at St. Peter’s Church on Capitol Hill, called the attack a “desecration.”

    By Mark Zimmermann, CNS
  • Georgia Catholics remain engaged in extended election season

    Georgia Catholics remain engaged in extended election season

    • Jan 11, 2021

    The buzz of text messages from campaign volunteers, handwritten political postcards mailed from out of state, along with a barrage of advertisements, came to a halt after the U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia on Jan. 5.

    By Andrew Nelson and Samantha Smith
  • Notre Dame President condemns Capitol violence, says Biden wants to heal ‘fractured nation’

    Notre Dame President condemns Capitol violence, says Biden wants to heal ‘fractured nation’

    • Jan 11, 2021

    Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, condemned last week’s violence at the nation’s capitol.

    By Charles C. Camosy
  • Jesuit priest will deliver invocation at Biden’s presidential inauguration

    Jesuit priest will deliver invocation at Biden’s presidential inauguration

    • Jan 9, 2021

    Jesuit Father Leo O’Donovan, former president of Georgetown University, will deliver the invocation at the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden Jan. 20.

    By Carol Zimmermann
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