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Young women and men pray during a Holy Hour for vocations Jan. 20 at St. Patrick Church in Bay Shore, N.Y. The service, which invited teenagers and young adults to pray for vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life, was sponsored by the vocations office of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic)

Catholic schools plant seeds for vocations by example

Posted by - January 27, 2017
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although priests and women religious say a variety of reasons led them to pursue their vocation, one thing many of them…
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A statue of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists, stands outside of St. Francis de Sales Seminary in St. Francis, Wis. The feast of St. Francis de Sales is celebrated Jan. 24. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero , The Compass)

Reject prejudice, leave space for hope in communications, pope says

Posted by - January 27, 2017
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a time when the media seem to feed a “vicious cycle of anxiety” and a “spiral of fear,” Christians…
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U.S. President Donald Trump greets Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington during an interfaith prayer service at the National Cathedral in Washington Jan. 21, the day after Trump's swearing-in as the country's 45th president. (CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)

Religious leaders offer prayers for the country and for the new president

Posted by - January 27, 2017
By Richard Szczepanowski, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — One day after President Donald J. Trump took the oath of office as the 45th president of the United States, leaders…
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U.S. President Donald Trump places his hand on the Bible as he takes the oath of office administered by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts Jan. 20. At Trump's side are his wife, Melania, and children Barron, Donald and Ivanka during his swearing-in as the country's 45th president at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

‘We will be protected by God,’ Trump declares in inaugural address

Posted by - January 27, 2017
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Donald J. Trump told the nation in his inaugural address that it need not fear in the days ahead. “There…
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