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A statue of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, who is the patroness of immigrants and once lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., is carried into Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen Church in Brooklyn Oct. 6, 2019. Calls for a statue of Mother Cabrini, as she is best known, began as part of the She Built NYC project, a public arts initiative that aims to increase the number of statues of women in New York City. (CNS photo/Ed Wilkson, The Tablet)

Italian Americans, others call for New York to honor saint with statue

Catholic News Service
October 9, 2019
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The outrage over the snubbing of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini by New York City first lady Chirlane McCray’s She Built NYC commission culminated in a march and Mass Oct. 6 to support a public statue of Mother Cabrini, as the patron saint of immigrants is best known.

Retired Bishop Erwin Krautler of Xingu, Brazil, speak at a press briefing following a session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2019. Also pictured is scientist Carlos Alfonso Nobre, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Most Amazon bishops support ‘viri probati,’ women deacons, bishop says

Junno Arocho Esteves
October 9, 2019
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Most bishops who lead dioceses in the Amazon support the ordination of married men of proven virtue, or “viri probati,” as a way of addressing the lack of priests in the region, a Brazilian bishop said.

A statue of Blessed John Henry Newman is seen Feb. 5, 2018, on the campus of Newman University in Wichita, Kan. Many college Catholic student centers and Newman University, will be celebrating Cardinal Newman's Oct. 13, 2019, canonization with lectures, watch parties and pilgrimages to Rome for the event. (CNS photo/courtesy Newman University)

Campus ministry at Towson University among those planning parties to mark Cardinal Newman’s canonization

Carol Zimmermann
October 9, 2019
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The Catholic campus ministry at Towson University will celebrate the canonization with an Oct. 13 community festival outside the grounds of its Newman Center, 7909 York Road, Towson, MD 21204. The festival, which runs from noon to 7 p.m., is free and open to everyone. It will feature music, food, games and more.

Students from St. Augustine School in Elkridge pray the rosary Oct. 8 during the Rosary Congress at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. (George P. Matysek Jr./CR Staff)

Children reminded of their power at Rosary Congress

George P. Matysek Jr.
October 8, 2019
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“I think you all have more power, and that’s because of the power of prayer,” said Father Boric, speaking Oct. 8 during a special children’s event on the fourth day of the 2019 archdiocesan Rosary Congress.

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