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Published: May 18, 2016

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May is for Mary

A May crowning was held at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in North Little Rock (Marche) May 6. (Photo)

Latino Catholic vote is real; general Catholic vote not so much

WASHINGTON -- Is there a Catholic vote? Well, yes. Kind of.

Theology of tears: Weeping helps one see Jesus, pope says

VATICAN CITY -- Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis has been sharing a theology of tears: tears of compassion, compunction and consolation.

Cardinal says ‘unauthorized people’ in Rome veto bishop nominations

BONN, Germany (CNS) -- A German cardinal said names of candidates submitted to the Vatican as potential bishops are being vetoed by “unauthorized people” in Rome.

Pope: Souls are never lost forever

VATICAN CITY -- There is no such thing as a soul that is lost forever, only people who are waiting to be found, Pope Francis said.

Catholic Extension uses week to focus on ‘nuns who rock’

CHICAGO (CNS) -- Dominican Sister Gabriella Williams in the Diocese of San Bernardino, Calif., gives her heart and soul to her ministry with migrant field workers, hourly laborers and their families living in trailer parks in California’s Coachella Valley. (Vocations section)

Women religious orders in Arkansas

The Diocese of Little Rock has 14 diverse women’s religious orders. Here are 10 of the largest or longest-serving orders in the state. (Vocations section)

‘Real O’Neals’ takes lots of jabs at Christianity, Catholicism

NEW YORK -- Did you know that the Catholic Church has an evil twin? To find this doppelganger, viewers need look no further than the ABC sitcom “The Real O’Neals,” which airs Tuesdays, 7:30-8 p.m. CDT

This is what true love looks like

Printed on a plain card with no attribution of authorship is an “Alzheimer’s Poem” that a friend of mine sent me the other day. My friend’s memory is fine. So is mine. But his wife’s is not. She has Alzheimer’s disease and he cares for her, gently and without complaint. (Columns)

Why did government target ministries?

By the end of June, we should have an answer to a “sensitive issue of national importance.” The U.S. Supreme Court will hopefully side with the religious employers that have been complaining for years about an infringement on their religious liberties. (Editorial)