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For Pope Francis, a Last Burst of Pastoring Before Death
The Catholic faithful took heart when the pontiff, after two brushes with death, emerged from a hospital and resumed some of ...
Pope Francis saw church as a ‘field hospital’ for displaced, marginalized, South Florida archbishop says
South Florida joins in the mourning for Pope Francis, the 88-year-old pontiff who was born in Argentina and was the first ...
Pope Francis Is Dead at 88
Pope Francis, the Catholic church’s first Latin American pope, has died at 88. He rose from a humble childhood in Argentina ...
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St. Louis Jail Is a ‘Potential Powder Keg’
A facility built for progress reflects ‘decades of neglect’ and the city’s deepest struggles, from mental illness to systemic ...
‘There’s a cancer in the system’: How Alabama could help its broken prisons
Alabama’s prison system has been in the federal crosshairs for years, and as the latest lawsuit from the Department of ...
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Voices of mass incarceration resound at St. Catherine
An event planned months ago by St. Catherine of Siena Parish’s prison outreach ministry gained momentum in the aftermath of recent executions in South Carolina and Louisiana.
2 men charged in 'brutal' Gilligan's Island murder in St. Marys sentenced to life in prison
Frank Kennedy, 56, and Anthony Mistretta, 29, were sentenced immediately after being convicted of murder and other charges by ...