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Por Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Según una nueva encuesta del Centro de Investigación Pew, más estadounidenses dicen que la pandemia del coronavirus ha fortalecido su fe religiosa comparado con otras 13 naciones que tienen lo que Pew llama “economías avanzadas”.

By  Catholic News Service RYE, N.Y. (CNS) — Overturning Roe v. Wade will not be the silver bullet many in the pro-life movement have hoped for. Even if the Supreme Court delivers a symbolic repudiation of its 1973 ruling, abortion will continue with state oversight and passions will run high on the extremes of the debate, according to speakers on a Jan. 27 webinar.

By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — According to a new poll by the Pew Research Center, more Americans say the coronavirus pandemic has strengthened their religious faith than those in 13 other nations that possess what Pew called “advanced economies.” On the other side of the coin, though, a majority in every country, the United States included, said the pandemic has made no difference in the level of their faith.

Funeral arrangements have been set for Deacon Julian Richard Jr. and will be Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at St. Francis of Assisi in Orange. He died Dec. 23, 2020, at the age of 78. The wake will be at 9 am followed by a Rosary at 9:30.

By  Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee called it “deeply disturbing and tragic” that any U.S. president would mark the Jan. 22 anniversary of the Roe decision that legalized abortion by praising it and committing to codifying it in law.

Reverendísimo José H. Gomez Arzobispo de Los Ángeles, Presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos 20 de enero de 2021 Mis oraciones están hoy con nuestro nuevo presidente y su familia.

Most Reverend José H. Gomez Archbishop of Los Angeles, President, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops January 20, 2021 My prayers are with our new President and his family today. I am praying that God grant him wisdom and courage to lead this great nation and that God help him to meet the tests of these times, to heal the wounds caused by this pandemic, to ease our intense political and cultural divisions, and to bring people together with renewed dedication to America’s founding purposes, to be one nation under God committed to liberty and equality for all.

WASHINGTON – The organizers for the annual March for Life announced that the 2021 rally would take place in a virtual format. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities has issued a statement about the change and invited participation in the virtual format: “As long-time participants in the annual March for Life, my brother bishops and I commend the march organizers for their concern for the lives and safety of all participants.

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its employees and residents Jan. 13.

By Maria Wiering Catholic News Service St. Paul, Minn. (CNS) – If great minds had brainstormed how to create a podcast that would jump to No. 1 in Apple’s podcast rankings, they never would have landed on “The Bible in a Year,” joked Jeff Cavins, a Bible scholar and creator of the Great Adventure Bible Timeline.

By  Catholic News Service LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CNS) — A federal appeals court reaffirmed a hold on an Arkansas law that bans abortions 18 weeks into pregnancy and another banning an abortion from being performed when a fetus is detected to have Down syndrome.

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Recognizing “the gifts of each baptized person” — women and men — Pope Francis ordered a change to canon law and liturgical norms so that women could be formally installed as lectors and acolytes.

By  Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — The breach of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 sent shock waves around the world. As Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane, president of the Australian bishops’ conference tweeted: “I didn’t realize just how much the integrity of and respect for the democratic institutions of the U.S. matter to the rest of the world until this pandemonium erupted in D.C. From the other side of the world, I find myself shaken and disbelieving.” “Washington: Democracy wounded” read the large headline on the front page of the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, Jan. 7.