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Woman advocates repeal of death penalty as part of unconditional pro-life policy

Conversations with Sr. Camille: Catherine Jarboe helps Catholics nationwide raise their voices in support of repealing the death penalty.

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Vatican-appointed overseer to attend LCWR gathering

"There's a cloud over our head," a former LCWR president says of the group's upcoming annual meeting Aug. 13-16 in Orlando, Fla.

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Pope is most influential, second most-followed world leader on Twitter

Pope Francis is the most influential world leader on Twitter, with the highest number of retweets worldwide.

He also is the second most-followed leader of the world, running behind -- albeit by a long...

Sex abuse suit against Holy See dismssed

NCR Today: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has dismissed an appeal in a case that would have held the Vatican responsible for abuse.

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Pope restricts use of Latin Mass by Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate

Pope Francis' order restricting the use of the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass in communities of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate addresses problems within the religious order.

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Marking the Hiroshima, Nagasaki bombing anniversaries in New Mexico

On the Road to Peace: Los Alamos, N.M., is stunning. But its steep red cliffs are marred by the nuclear weapons labs that work to end the world.

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August 2-15, 2013

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