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Pregnancy resource center vandalized in DC

June 3, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington D.C., Jun 3, 2022 / 14:21 pm (CNA).
A pregnancy resource center in Washington, D.C., was vandalized with red paint and graffiti this week. The incident is the latest in a string of attacks on pro-l… […]

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Padre Pio’s relics coming to national shrine in DC

May 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Boston, Mass., May 18, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina never visited the United States during his time on earth, but now his relics, which include multiple elements from … […]

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Washington archdiocese drops school mask requirement in DC

March 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., Mar 9, 2022 / 17:30 pm (CNA).
Masks are no longer mandatory at Catholic schools in Washington, D.C., the Archdiocese of Washington announced Wednesday.The move came in response to the city’s health departmen… […]

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Catholic school parents sue Washington DC mayor over school mask mandate

March 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington D.C., Mar 8, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
Two Catholic school families are suing Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser over the city’s continuing mask mandate in schools, including private schools. Dugan v. Bowser, whic… […]

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Biden balks at explaining abortion stance to EWTN correspondent

March 2, 2022 Catholic News Agency 17

President Joe Biden, with ashes on his forehead in honor of Ash Wednesday, walks to speak to reporters before boarding Marine One with First Lady Jill Biden on the South Lawn of the White House on March 02, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Bidens are… […]

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Washington archdiocese drops mask mandate in Maryland schools

February 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

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Washington D.C., Feb 16, 2022 / 17:44 pm (CNA).
Following an outcry from parents, the Archdiocese of Washington has reportedly decided to permit its schools in Maryland to go mask-optional. The change in policy was firs… […]

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Parents of Washington archdiocese schoolchildren urge end to mandatory masking

February 11, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., Feb 11, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Parents of children enrolled in Archdiocese of Washington schools have begun a campaign to urge the archdiocese to align mask regulations in schools with local policies. “Com… […]

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Invasive but not illegal? Pro-abortion light projection on Catholic basilica part of debated trend

January 26, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver Newsroom, Jan 26, 2022 / 17:06 pm (CNA).
A pro-abortion rights group drew wide condemnation from Catholics, including Cardinal Wilton Gre… […]

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Cardinal Gregory criticizes activist group’s ‘antics’ at basilica on eve of March for Life

January 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

Pro-choice messages projected onto the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2022. / Catholics for Choice

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 21, 2022 / 10:20 am (CNA).
Cardinal Wilton Gregory,… […]

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Man attacks DC basilica’s Our Lady of Fatima statue by cutting off hands, hammering face

December 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Security personnel reported damage to the Our Lady of Fatima statue located outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2021. / Courtesy of Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immacula… […]

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