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Published
June 24, 2021

Over 600 bodies found at church-run Indigenous school in Canada, groups report

Last month the remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, were found buried on the site of another Indigenous Catholic-run residential school.
Published
June 11, 2021

Catholic Mass pandemic pass ends on June 19
Published
May 18, 2021

Late-night gatherings raise concerns over proposed events center at former Waterville church

Jennifer Bergeron wants to open an events center at the former Sacred Heart Catholic Church, but some neighbors say they are concerned about noise, alcohol consumption and events, ending late at night.
Published
March 24, 2021

Pope, citing pandemic effect, cuts pay for cardinals, others

The pope noted that the Holy See's finances have been marked by several years of deficit, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published
March 15, 2021

Vatican says priests can’t bless same-sex unions

The note immediately disheartened advocates for LGBT Catholics and threw a wrench in the debate within the German church, which has been at the forefront of discussion on issues such the church’s teaching on homosexuality.

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Published
March 5, 2021

Maine Catholic churches will increase capacity this month

Bishop Robert Deeley says Catholic churches will allow for 50% capacity at all Masses starting in late March.
Published
March 5, 2021

Pope Francis, on historic visit, urges Iraq to embrace its Christians

The pontiff's primary aim over the weekend is to encourage Iraq’s dwindling Christian population, which was violently persecuted by the Islamic State group and still faces discrimination by the Muslim majority, to stay and help rebuild the country devastated by wars and strife.
Published
March 4, 2021

Bishop calls for Maine’s Catholics to choose alternatives to Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Bishop Robert Deeley cites concerns about abortion-derived cell lines in connection with the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Published
February 18, 2021

Catholic Bishop Deeley says state’s new gathering size limit for churches is ‘unacceptable’

A spokeswoman for Gov. Janet Mills defends the recent updates to capacity limits after the bishop of the Portland Diocese says they will have little impact on most Catholic churches in Maine.
Published
February 8, 2021

Pope Francis says the world is ‘seriously ill’ from the consequences of the pandemic

This year, his primary area of concern in his annual address to the Holy See seemed to be humankind itself.