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US will continue drone strikes in Pakistan

Opinion: A number of folks from local Catholic parishes, egged on by alarmist church bulletins, are scheduled to assemble in front of the federal courthouse in Minneapolis Friday, June 8, to protest the Obama administration's mandate on contraception coverage. The protest is misguided. by Ruben Rosario

The congregation of Crystal Cathedral, a mega-church once famous for its "Hour of Power" broadcasts, will move one mile away to the building now occupied by St. Callistus Catholic Church in the Orange County suburb of Garden Grove.

Cuba’s Catholic Primate Meets with Dissidents

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada -- Catholic priest offers himself to survivors to 'express their anger'. Testimony about abuse at residential schools before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

Canticles and Compost - a Catholic People’s Week

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.

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