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A divided Senate, in a 52-48 vote, confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as a justice for the Supreme Court the evening of Oct. 26 and soon afterward she was sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas at a White House ceremony.

The Greater St. Cloud Faith Leaders, an interfaith group, recently issued a statement regarding this election season.

Everyone from your saintly grandmother to the martyrs facing death for Christ: They are all part of the communion of saints. The church commemorates all these saints on All Saints’ Day.

Cardinal-designate Gregory will be the first African American cardinal from the United States to be elevated to the College of Cardinals. He and the other 12 prelates will be elevated at a Nov. 28 consistory at the Vatican.

While there is no doubt that Pope Francis said civil laws should protect the rights of gay couples, some mystery shrouds the context in which he said it and the way it is used in a new film.

“El Dia de Los Muertos,” or “Day of the Dead,” is a holiday celebrated from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 by people in Mexico and of Mexican heritage around the world.

The U.S. bishops are encouraging people of faith to participate in a novena beginning Oct. 26 and ending Nov. 3, Election Day.

Christians celebrate World Mission Sunday, begun in 1926, to recognize their common responsibility for evangelizing the world. This year’s observance is Oct. 18.