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In Washington, with new president, cardinal-designate hopes for dialogue

As Washington's new cardinal and with a Catholic soon to be living in the White House, Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory said he hopes to collaborate where possible while respectfully pointing out where President-elect Joe Biden's policies diverge from Catholic teaching.
Tulsa diocese leaves Christian coalition over abortion

The Diocese of Tulsa has withdrawn from the Oklahoma Council of Churches because the group will not defend the life of unborn children from abortion, Tulsa's Catholic bishop said earlier this month.
Priest says being in vaccine trial a way to help bring end to deadly virus

When Father John Fields received an email from the University of Pennsylvania Aug. 28 asking him if he wanted to participate in the third and final phase of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine trial, he answered "yes" immediately.
Kenyan bishops urge support for doctors during COVID-19 pandemic

Kenyan bishops are calling for increased support for medical personnel in the COVID-19 pandemic front lines, as reports indicate 25 doctors have died of the disease since March.
New York state says limits on indoor worship aimed at gatherings, not religion

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's order limiting the size of a congregation for in-person services at Catholic churches and other houses of worship does not target religious gatherings on "the basis of their beliefs," but is based on "the documented fact of their COVID-19 super-spreader potential."
Priest who served at UP to become rector of Canada's largest Catholic shrine

U.S. Holy Cross Father Michael DeLaney will become rector of Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory, Canada's biggest Catholic shrine, Nov. 22. Father DeLaney served for years at the University of Portland.
In virtual meeting, bishops focus on McCarrick report, pandemic and racism

he two days of the virtual assembly of the U.S. Catholic bishops, Nov. 16-17 initially included discussion of the Vatican report on former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick. But the bulk of the bishops' conversation focused on the ongoing pandemic and the church's response to racism.
'It has been completely disastrous': second hurricane hits Nicaragua

Hurricane Iota struck Nicaragua 15 miles south of where Hurricane Eta hit the Central American country just two weeks earlier, and early reports were of disastrous situations.
Vatican report reveals omissions in Archbishop Vigano's testimony

The Vatican's extensive report on Theodore E. McCarrick revealed several crucial details that call into question the 2018 testimony of Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, including that he did not investigate the former cardinal when ordered to do so by the Vatican in 2012.
Blaming St. John Paul II for McCarrick's advancement called misplaced

Commentators have alleged the pope knowingly advanced McCarrick up the hierarchical ladder despite being aware of allegations of sexual misconduct going back decades. But those who are experts on St. John Paul's life oppose that characterization.
At Jesuit agency event, Biden announces he will dramatically raise refugee cap

Weeks after the administration of President Donald Trump announced it was dropping to a historic low the cap on the maximum number of displaced people the U.S. decides to resettle in a federal fiscal year, President-elect Joe Biden said Nov. 12 he would be heading in a dramatically different direction.
Pro-lifers fear 'hard-core, pro-abortion forces' in a Biden administration

If President Donald Trump's legal efforts to challenge his 2020 reelection results prove unsuccessful and Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States, pro-life advocates are finding no silver linings.
Victims in McCarrick report show fear, courage, anger, need for action

The Vatican Secretariat of State's report on Theodore E. McCarrick provides a glimpse into how a number of witnesses and victims of the former cardinal's abuse sought numerous ways to alert church officials and were disturbingly aware their allegations might trigger repercussions.
Biden quotes OCP hymn 'On Eagle's Wings' in victory speech

Father Michael Joncas was watching President-elect Joe Biden's victory speech Nov. 7, but not even he was expecting Biden to quote from his well-known hymn "On Eagle's Wings."
Eta deluges Central America, Mexico, leaving scores dead, thousands homeless

Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims of Hurricane Eta, which deluged Central America, claimed at least 50 lives and caused widespread flooding and property damage.
Sixty years after JFK, nation to get second Catholic president

The wait for the next Catholic president has been sitting at 60 years -- until Nov. 7 when the media announced Joe Biden as the presumptive president-elect, unseating the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump.
Everyone has role in helping nation heal after divisive election, says priest

While postelection tensions are exceptionally high, Americans are not as ultra-polarized as the media portrays and they have the tools to help restore personal perspective and improve engagement with divergent opinions. That was the takeaway from a webinar, "Ignatian Spirituality: Moving Forward Together," hosted Nov. 4 as the contentious 2020 U.S. presidential election results were pending in ongoing vote counts following Election Day.
Church responds as Hurricane Eta pounds Central America

MEXICO CITY — Caritas, the church's charitable agency, was responding to Hurricane Eta, which hit Nicaragua Nov. 3 and threatened to provoke devastating flooding and destruction as it moved through Central America.
Oregon decriminalizes hard drugs, other states legalize medical, recreational marijuana

Voters in four states approved the legalization of recreational marijuana on Tuesday, while Oregon voted to legalize medical marijuana and another elected to decriminalize harder drugs in an effort to promote addiction treatment programs over criminal sentences.
As many expected, presidential contest not settled after Election Day

The U.S. remains in uncertainty about the presidential race after Election Day, as a counting of the vote continues, showing Democratic candidate Joe Biden ahead in electoral votes, but not by much.

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