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Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans is seen in this undated photo. The Catholic university, along with other historically Black colleges and universities, received a bomb threat Feb. 1, 2022. Areas of Xavier were evacuated and classes held virtually until about noon while the incident was investigated. Residential students also were told to shelter in place for a time. It was the second time in a less than a month that Xavier had been threatened. (CNS photo/courtesy Xavier University of Louisiana)

Historically Black Catholic university announces new medical college to meet dire shortage

Xavier University of Louisiana, which for decades has placed the most African American graduates into medical schools across the country each year, will open a College of Medicine in a partnership with Ochsner Health, executives of Xavier and Ochsner announced Jan. 17.

McCarick wears a suit and suit and hunches over a walker. A young woman wearing a mask stands next to him.

McCarrick’s lawyers seek to prove disgraced former cardinal not competent to stand trial

As Theodore McCarrick faces criminal charges for allegedly sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy, the disgraced former cardinal's legal defense team is now claiming he is in steep mental and physical decline and therefore not able to stand trial.

Emergency personnel evacuate a person Jan. 15 from a building in an apartment block that was heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine. (OSV News/Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne)

Catholic groups say Russian missile attacks endanger aid to Ukrainians

Aid organizations warn that increasing attacks by Russian missiles are preventing supply access to Ukraine, after strike in Dnipro killed 44 civilians and after a Catholic volunteer lost a leg delivering food in Bakhmut.

Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory celebrates the annual Mass commemorating the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 15, 2023 at St. Joseph Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. At left is Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy Campbell Jr., the pastor of St. Joseph's who concelebrated the Mass sponsored by the Office of Cultural Diversity of the archdiocese. (OSV News photo/Tyler Orsburn, Catholic Standard)

Catholics must be 'active participants' in MLK's 'unfinished' work, Cardinal Gregory says

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is best honored when people "recall to mind and heart that the issues Dr. King placed before our nation have not been adequately accomplished," and strive to continue his work, Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory said during a Jan. 15 Mass honoring the legacy of the late civil rights leader.

A black and white photo of a Black woman at a lecturn with one arm raised in the air. She wears patterned fabric around her head and torso.

Catholics 'must act' for racial justice to honor MLK, says USCCB president

Catholics "must act" for racial justice, starting with personal conversion, to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle and eliminate racial injustices in society, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops stated.

Abandoned cars are seen in a flooded street in east Santa Barbara, Calif., Jan. 9, 2023.

Catholic agencies in California organize outreach, relief for storm victims amid historic rainfall

Catholic organizations in California responded quickly to bring aid to those affected by the ongoing brutal winter storms. Since late December, a series of atmospheric rivers have brought record-setting rainfall to the state, leading to flooding, mudslides and evacuations.

A Brown-skinned young woman, boy, and middle-aged woman look emotional. The young woman wipes a tear.

Illinois bishops, clergy grateful for new assault weapon ban

Catholic leaders in Illinois are hailing the state's newly enacted ban on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and switches.

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'His memory still resonates with us': Franciscan sister recalls MLK's deathbed

"We were not allowed to go into the ER when [the doctors] were working on him, but after Dr. King was pronounced dead, we were admitted to it, and the authorities gave us the time we needed to pray with him."

A man wearing a safety helmet holds a breathing device over another man who lays on the ground

Peru's bishops urge peace amid violence

Peru's bishops have called on the country's government to stop violence that claimed at least 18 lives in anti-government protests Jan. 9-10 and has left more than 40 people dead and hundreds injured since early December.

A light brown skinned man wearing a clerical shirt and a pectoral cross folds his hands in prayer

Court rules Nicaraguan bishop charged with conspiracy will stand trial

A court ruled at a Jan. 10 hearing that a Nicaraguan bishop, who has been detained since August, will stand trial on the charges of spreading false information and conspiracy.

Biden, wearing a suit and aviators, shakes a Border Patrol agents hand by the border fence

Migrant pleas, border realities confront President Biden in El Paso

"Lord, I ask that you take me out of here soon … I want to be with my mom and sister soon. Amen."

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Catholic leaders condemn attacks on Brazil's Congress, high court, presidential palace

The National Conference of Brazilian Bishops said in a statement it was "perplexed by the serious and violent occurrences" that erupted Jan. 8 in Brasilia, the nation's capital.

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Biden says he plans to visit border for the first time in his presidency

President Joe Biden said Jan. 4 he plans to visit the U.S.-Mexico border, which would be the first visit to the border of his presidency, when he travels to Mexico next week.

Nancy Pelosi, wearing a bright pink blazer, lifts a gavel high in the air

Catholic lawmakers weigh in on 'messy' election for speaker of U.S. House

The election for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives bled into a third day when Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., failed to secure a majority of votes to win the office after six rounds of voting over two days Jan. 3 and 4.

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