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A group of Little Sisters of the Poor are joined by other women outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016 after attending oral arguments in the Zubik v. Burwell contraceptive mandate case. The Trump administration Oct. 6 issued interim rules expanding the HHS exemption to the mandate for religious employers, such as the Little Sisters. (CNS photo/Joshua Roberts, Reuters)

Trump administration expands exemptions on contraceptive mandate

Carol Zimmermann
October 6, 2017
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The contraceptive mandate was put in place by the Department of Health and Human Services under the Affordable Care Act.

A combination photo shows members of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons in Geneva Oct. 6. The group won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. Pictured from left to right are Beatrice Fihn, executive director; Daniel Hogsta, coordinator; and Grethe Ostern, a member of the organization’s steering committee. (CNS photo/Denis Balibouse, Reuters)

Anti-nuclear coalition wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

Junno Arocho Esteves
October 6, 2017
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Launched in 2007, ICAN is a coalition of nongovernmental organizations in 101 countries aimed at promoting global nuclear disarmament.

Enoch Ellis (played by Clark LaCoutoure) and Mitch Davis (Michael Cassidy) and friends hike in the mountains of Colorado. (Courtesy Motive Entertainment)

True-life story shows how stray dog saved life of Hollywood writer-director

Christopher Gunty
October 5, 2017
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For a lot of people, surviving getting struck by lightning might be enough to change their life. Hollywood writer and director Mitch Davis lived through such an ordeal, but in the mind of Davis and his family, that’s not what turned their life around.
It was a stray dog named Pluto, who is immortalized in a new movie, “The Stray.”

Michelle Corr, executive director of Friends of Catholic Education (left), and Cary Plamondon, vice president of the FOCE Board of Trustees, right, congratulate Al Edwards and Pam Zusi (seated) on being honored with the John McElroy Award from the FOCE Oct. 3. (Emily Rosenthal/Special to the Review)

Two honored for support of Catholic schools in Frederick County

Emily Rosenthal Alster
October 5, 2017
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Al Edwards and Pam Zusi, longtime supporters of Catholic education, were honored with the 2017 John McElroy Award Oct. 3 by the Friends of Catholic Education.
According to its mission statement, FOCE is “dedicated to providing a Catholic school education in Frederick County for all who seek it.” Since its founding in 1989, it has provided more than $5 million in financial assistance to Catholic schools and students in the county.
Edwards and Zusi have been a big part of that effort.

A cross is seen atop the Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer Oct. 2 on the Las Vegas Strip near the location of a mass shooting. The church became a source of refuge after the deadly shooting that took place just across the street Oct. 1, killing at least 59 people and wounding more than 500, making it the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. (CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters)

Las Vegas Catholic shrine an initial place of refuge for shooting victims

Carol Zimmermann
October 5, 2017
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WASHINGTON —The Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer— a white stucco church just off the Las Vegas Strip and dwarfed by giant hotels, casinos and flashing neon lights — has long been a spiritual oasis for tourists. The church, with a statue of Jesus, his arms outstretched, near its entrance, became a different source of […]

James Norton (from left), Ellen Page and Diego Luna star in a scene from the movie "Flatliners." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.(CNS photo/Sony)

Movie Review: Flatliners

John Mulderig
October 5, 2017

Comparisons to a spell spent sitting in your doctor’s waiting room might be equally apt. Or a visit to limbo…

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