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The flu season is here and dioceses across the country are taking precautions to avoid spreading illness.
Influenza vaccines are seen at the El Paso Fire Department in Texas Jan. 8, 2020. (CNS photo by USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters)
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Hours after Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases Jan. 7, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a...
A man looks at a shattered glass window of a shop in the Iraqi province of Dahuk, Iraq, Jan. 8, 2020, after a missile launched by Iran against U.S.-led coalition forces. (CNS photo by Ari Jalal/Reuters)
Pope Francis led pilgrims in prayers for peace as tensions between the United States and Iran escalated following the assassination of a top Iranian general.
Mourners attend a funeral procession for Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 6, 2020. (CNS photo by Nazanin Tabatabaee/West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
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U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event in the Oval Office of the White House to announce his administration's new guidance on prayer in public schools on National Religious Freedom Day Jan. 16, 2020. (CNS photo by Tom Brenner/Reuters)
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Pictured is promotional material for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual "9 Days for Life" prayer and action campaign, which takes place Jan. 21-29. (Photo by CNS)
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Limnyuy Konglim, head of the International Catholic Migration Commission's U.S. Liaison Office in Washington, is pictured in an undated photo. During a Jan. 15, 2020, hearing on human trafficking on Capitol Hill, Konglim testified that "faith-based actors" play a "critical role" in protecting both communities and individuals. (CNS photo courtesy U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J.)
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The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington is seen Dec. 15, 2019. A federal holiday that celebrates the life and accomplishments of the iconic civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed Jan. 20 in 2020. (CNS photo by Gregory A. Shemitz)
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Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Jan. 15, 2020. Also pictured is Archbishop Georg Ganswein, prefect of the papal household. (CNS photo by Paul Haring)
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A woman in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, walks in front of a damaged church Jan. 9, 2020, after an earthquake struck the area two days earlier. (CNS photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)
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