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Published: March 13, 2019
  

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‘Not afraid of history’

VATICAN CITY — Declaring that the Catholic Church is unafraid of history, Pope Francis announced that documents in the Vatican Secret Archives relating to the wartime pontificate of Pope Pius XII will be open to scholars in 2020.

New battle not likely to set clear path for religious symbols

WASHINGTON — Just before the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about Maryland’s Peace Cross — which pays tribute to fallen World War I soldiers — a few people on the steps of the court were confident the weathered monument would get to stay in place.

Court blocks death penalty case of Alabama inmate with dementia

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is sending a death-row case back to the lower courts to determine if the inmate’s dementia, brought on by strokes he suffered while on death row, should prevent him from being executed.

Obituaries

Christina Marie Becker Schluterman, 90, a member of St. Joseph Church in Paris, died Feb. 11. She is survived by …

Resolve this Lenten event controversy

NEW ORLEANS — The salvation of many

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