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Today, she can smile broadly as she talks about her faith and the parish she belongs to, St. Michael in St. Michael, Minnesota, the parish of her upbringing. She goes to Sunday Mass regularly again, and spends time in eucharistic adoration.

As the world mourned the loss of basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others killed in a tragic helicopter crash Jan. 26, many recalled how Bryant gave much credit to his Catholic faith for seeing him through the bad times and strengthening his marriage and family.

With fake news becoming ever more sophisticated, people need the wisdom, courage and patience to discern and embrace constructive stories, Pope Francis said.

National Catholic Schools Week is Jan. 26 to Feb. 1.

Trump was the first president to speak in person in the 47-year history of the March for Life.

Archbishop Chaput, who has headed the Philadelphia Archdiocese since 2011, turned 75 last September, the age at which canon law requires bishops to turn in their resignation to the pope. Archbishop Perez, 58, was installed as the 11th bishop of Cleveland Sept. 5, 2017.

While the United States has “come a long way” in addressing racism and injustice, much more remains to be accomplished to achieve the dream of “the beloved community” envisioned by the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said.

Federal grant helps with the efforts to expand program to prevent and intervene in human trafficking in Galveston-Houston area.