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FaithNews
David Gibson - Religion News Service
“For many years if anyone from General Electric would see Sister Pat on the streets of New York they would cross the street to avoid her,” the GE executive recalled. “Today, I knew she was going to be here and I looked for her at breakfast.”
Sister Loraine McGuire with Little Sisters of the Poor speaks to the media after Zubik v. Burwell, an appeal brought by Christian groups demanding full exemption from the requirement to provide insurance covering contraception under the Affordable Care Act, was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on March 23, 2016. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Politics & SocietyNews
Richard Wolf - USA Today (RNS)
The Trump administration is moving to reverse Obamacare’s requirement that most employers provide free coverage of birth control to their employees.
A fresco showing Noah releasing doves, lower right, and other scenes representing salvation are seen during the unveiling of two newly restored burial chambers in the Christian catacombs of St. Domitilla in Rome on May 30. (CNS photo/Carol Glatz) 
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Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
The Catacombs of St. Domitilla are believed to be the world's oldest existing Christian cemetery and are among the largest in Italy with a total of some 150,000 burial spots.
Pope Francis delivers the homily as he celebrates Mass on May 27 during his pastoral visit in Genoa, Italy. (CNS photo/Georgio Perottino Garofalo, Reuters)
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
With the civil war worsening and famine spreading, Pope Francis already in March had expressed doubts about the possibility of making the trip.
Sister Maria Giuseppina (left) and Sister Maria Caterina (right) are among 10 remaining nuns in a convent on the island of Sardinia who are breaking their silence and embracing the internet in an effort to ensure their order’s survival. This photo is from an exhibition being held at the Santa Chiara convent in Sardinia. Photo courtesy of Gabriele Calvisi.
FaithNews
Josephine McKenna - Religion News Service
The 10 nuns who live behind the high walls of the convent in Oristano are breaking their silence and turning their back on tradition.
Martyrs Square, Beirut, Lebanon 1982. (Photo via Wikipedia Commons)
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Brooke Anderson - Catholic News Service
Assaad Chaftari, who once fought in the name of his Christian faith, is now working for peace alongside those who would have once been his enemies in the Lebanese civil war.