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‘Just Like Selma’ hymn project aims to help churches recall King, mark Black History Month
The new song’s composer thought it could be a way to again hear from Black churches, collectively, about civil rights.
Month: January 2026
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Violence is not the greatest force in the ‘real world.’ People of faith know this.
In the U.S., militarism pervades our politics, economy, society and culture. That’s a choice — not a destiny.
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ASIA/PHILIPPINES – Cardinal Tagle: Apostolic succession is succession in mission
Manila – Bishops are successors of the Apostles. And the apostolic succession they receive at the moment of their episcopal ordination is a succession in the mission that Jesus himself …
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USCCB president exhorts faithful to heed MLK’s call to be ‘a drum major for justice’
Marking the Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, urged Catholics to reflect on how they are called to …
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ASIA/INDIA – Claretian priest: “In Manipur, ethnic groups remain divided in the search of a new path of coexistence and dialogue”
Imphal – “As things stand, reconciliation in the state of Manipur is still premature. As far as I can see, there is still resentment in people’s hearts, much suffering, and …
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Nuncio says current Russian attacks on Ukraine bear some resemblance to Stalin’s Holodomor (Vatican News)
The apostolic nuncio to Ukraine said in an interview that current Russian attacks on Ukraine bear “some resemblance” to the Holodomor perpetrated against Ukraine by Joseph Stalin’s Soviet regime in …
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Cardinal Parolin, in major lecture, decries violations of international law, collapse of multilateralism (CWN)
In a lecture delivered on January 17, the Secretary of State of His Holiness emphasized that peace and justice should “once again become the pillars of order among nations, and …
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Catholic Church in Mexico convokes National Dialogue for Peace
To address chronic violence in the country, on Jan. 30 the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, along with other sponsors, will be holding a National Dialogue for Peace. Shrine of Our Lady …
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Catholic Church in Mexico convokes National Dialogue for Peace
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico. | Credit: Eduardo Berdejo/ACI Prensa , Jan 19, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). To address chronic violence in the country, …
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ASIA/INDONESIA – Resignation of Bishop of Bogor and appointment of Apostolic Administrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis
Vatican City – The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Bogor presented by His Excellency Msgr. Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M. The Holy …