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Archbishop of Detroit and other faith leaders expressed concern after voters in Michigan

Archbishop of Detroit and other faith leaders expressed concern after voters in Michigan

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and GOP challenger Tudor Dixon are on opposite sides of the abortion debate, a topic central to the race and midterm elections.

The state’s largest faith is mixing prayer and pragmatism in its fight against the ballot measure, trying to persuade even those who may generally favor abortion that the proposal is ‘extreme.’

The 13th bishop of Columbus, the Rev. Earl Fernandes, will be installed on May 31. Heres some interesting facts about the citys new Catholic leader.

Until Dec. 20, there wasnt a single nun at the Adrian Dominican Sisters who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.  But over the past month, a COVID-19 outbreak that has ripped through the Catholic center in Adrian, Michigan, has infected 107 people, with 47 sisters testing positive, about 1 out of every 5 sisters at the center. Nine of the religious sisters died of COVID-19 over just the past two weeks, officials said Friday. In addition to the 47 sisters, 60 co-workers at the c...