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Pope Francis greets inmates and guards as he arrives to celebrate the Mass of Lord's Supper April 18, 2019, at Velletri Correctional Facility, 36 miles south of Rome. (CNS photo/Vatican Media, via Reuters)

Be servants to one another, pope tells prisoners before washing feet

Junno Arocho Esteves
April 19, 2019
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Jesus’ gesture of washing his disciples’ feet, an act once reserved to servants and slaves, is one that all Christians, especially bishops, must imitate, Pope Francis told hundreds of inmates and prison employees on Holy Thursday.

St. Patrick's Cathedral is seen on a sunny afternoon in New York City April 16, 2019. Police say they arrested a man accused of entering St. Patrick's Cathedral with cans of gas and lighters April 17. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Man arrested after trying to walk into cathedral with flammables

Catholic News Service
April 19, 2019
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A man who tried to walk through St. Patrick’s Cathedral in midtown Manhattan close to 8 p.m. local time April 17 had gas cans, lighter fluid and igniters and claimed he was just cutting through the cathedral to get to Madison Avenue where he had left his car, which he said had run out of gas.

Ashley Bratcher, who plays Abby Johnson, is pictured in a scene from the movie "Unplanned," the story of Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood clinic director, and her decision to join the pro-life movement. The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. (Unplanned.com)

Seeing abortion

Bishop Robert Barron
April 18, 2019
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In 1850, lots of good and thoughtful people defended the institution of slavery. Now, only insane people would. In 2019, lots of decent and thoughtful people defend the pro-choice position. One can only hope that these recent laws, and this viscerally disturbing film, will hasten the day when only insane people would.

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