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For Black Catholic Women, Gathering Is 'Like CPR for the Spirit'

"Christ has died. Christ has risen. Christ will come again." The words of the Eucharistic prayer's acclamation are known to regular Catholic Mass-goers. But the choir's tune -- while just as familiar -- may come as a surprise to someone attending this particular type of Mass for the first time. The unmistakable accompaniment is "We Shall Overcome," the anthem of the civil rights movement. This is the closing service of the Third National Gathering for Black Catholic Women, which met in Charlotte, N.C., for three days over the weekend. As Catholicism itself has been rocked with turmoil from ...

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