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Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., is seen receiving the 2017 "Cedars of God" award during the annual In Defense of Christians Summit in Washington. In July 14, 2021, address to the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, Smith said China's leader Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party have exponentially increased persecution against religious believers "in ways not seen since the Cultural Revolution." (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)

Genocide charges 'must be pursued,' Smith says at religious freedom summit

Mark Pattison|Jul 15, 2021|3 Min Read

Men in Kojo, Iraq, gather Feb. 6, 2021, near the tombs of people from the Yazidi minority who were killed by Islamic State militants. Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq, in a July 14, 2021, address at the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington that beyond Iraq's infrastructure needs, what needs to be rebuilt is the dignity of those who suffered under the Islamic State group. (CNS photo/Thaier al-Sudani, Reuters)

World

Iraqi prelate: Dignity takes longer to rebuild than structures

Mark Pattison|Jul 15, 2021|4 Min Read

A woman receives Communion at St. John the Baptist Church in Monroe, Mich., amid the coronavirus pandemic. An understanding of the importance of the Eucharist is seen as key to Catholics returning to in-person Mass for the first time in more than a year. (CNS photo/courtesy Detroit Catholic)

Faith

Lifting dispensation is not enough to get Catholics back to in-person Mass

Mark Pattison|Jul 14, 2021|7 Min Read

People watch the Fourth of July fireworks in New York City July 4, 2021. (CNS photo/Andrew Kelly, Reuters)

Faith

Religion census uses data gathered from 500,000 people in seven-year period

Mark Pattison|Jul 12, 2021|4 Min Read

Father Vladyslav Budash delivers the homily during a Pentecost Divine Liturgy May 31, 2020, on the grounds of Resurrection Byzantine Catholic Church in Smithtown, N.Y., amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/courtesy Gregory A. Shemitz)

Faith

Pew: Catholic homilies mention election, racism less than Protestant ones

Mark Pattison|Jul 8, 2021|5 Min Read

Father Wesbee Victor smiles as he celebrates his first Mass as a priest May 29, 2021, at St. Catherine of Genoa Church in New York City. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Father Victor, 31, was one of 10 men ordained to the priesthood by New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan at St. Patrick's Cathedral earlier in the day. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Bishops approve Liturgy of the Hours, penance, Marian translations

Mark Pattison|Jun 18, 2021|4 Min Read

A monument dedicated to Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur is seen outside St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, La., in the Lafayette Diocese. He was a World War II chaplain who gave his life while saving others on a Japanese prison ship. He is a candidate for sainthood and has the title "Servant of God." (CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Lafayette) Editor's note: Best image available.

Faith

Two U.S. sainthood candidates' causes get big OK from U.S. bishops

Mark Pattison|Jun 17, 2021|5 Min Read

Sister Loraine Marie Maguire, mother provincial of the Denver-based Little Sisters of the Poor, receives Communion from Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., during Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart the University of Notre Dame in Indiana April 9. (CNS photo/Peter Ringenberg, Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture)

Bishop says norms were never intent of potential document on Eucharist

Mark Pattison|Jun 16, 2021|4 Min Read

Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, gestures June 10, 2021, before recording his address to be delivered June 16, the first day of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' spring meeting, held virtually due to pandemic concerns. Archbishop Pierre recorded the speech in the studio at the USCCB headquarters in Washington. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Nuncio points to dialogue as a step toward unity after pandemic

Mark Pattison|Jun 16, 2021|5 Min Read

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston greets newly ordained Deacon Bruce Flagg during an ordination Mass for permanent deacons at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston Feb. 20, 2021. Deacon Flagg, who is deaf, assists with deaf ministry in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. (CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald)

Report shows 19,000 U.S. deacons; age, retirement are factors for diaconate

Mark Pattison|Jun 2, 2021|4 Min Read

Iona Gaels forward Nelly Junior Joseph defends against Seton Hall Pirates forward Sandro Mamukelashvili Nov. 30, 2020, at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Results of a national poll released May 26, 2021, by Seton Hall University show 60% of U.S. sports fans favor vaccine requirement for event attendance and 72% want social distancing sections. (CNS photo/Vincent Carchietta, USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)

Vaccine proof beats full house in poll on post-COVID-19 sports attendance

Mark Pattison|May 27, 2021|3 Min Read

Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg, Owen Wilder Vaccaro and Will Ferrell star in a scene from the movie "Daddy's Home 2." Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson will star in the upcoming movie "Stu," which tells the story of a Father Stuart Long, a onetime boxer who became a priest and died in 2014. (CNS photo/Paramount)

Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson begin film on priest's life

Mark Pattison|May 10, 2021|2 Min Read

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