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Denver Newsroom, Jul 13, 2021 / 20:01 pm Four Cuban-American bishops issued a statement Tuesday indicating their support for Cubans seeking recognition of their human rights, following protest’s of the island’s communist government. “We, Cuban-American bishops, join in solidarity with the Cuban people in their quest for responses to their …

by CNA Staff Philadelphia, Pa., Jul 1, 2021 / 15:01 pm Venerable Augustus Tolton, the first widely recognized African-American priest, is a model for how to overcome racism and persecution, the Archbishop of Philadelphia said last week. “The way Tolton internalized and processed hurt, rejection and injustice” shows “a way …

Washington D.C., May 25, 2021 / 16:01 pm The Archbishop of Philadelphia this week invited Catholics back to Sunday Mass, emphasizing the importance of in-person attendance. The real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist “is not something we can experience virtually,” Archbishop Nelson Perez wrote in a May 24 letter …