Holy Land Franciscans concerned about Good Friday collection

March 31, 2021

JERUSALEM (CNS) — During this year of COVID-19 lockdowns and lack of international pilgrimages, the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land has had to adjust… Read More

Godzilla vs. Kong

March 31, 2021

NEW YORK (CNS) — The goal of a film bearing the title “Godzilla vs. Kong” (Warner Bros.) would seem to be simple enough. Set the… Read More

Smugglers, extortion and broken dreams: Migrants’ road to U.S. has perils

March 31, 2021

TENOSIQUE, Mexico (CNS) — Franciscan Father Gabriel Romero recalled a machete-wielding mob trying to break down the door to his migrant shelter in the middle… Read More

Youth crossings at border lead to rise in offers of foster care help

March 31, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The message is still the same. The message’s frequency is still the same. How the message is spread is still the same. Read More

A season for resurrection arrives for El Salvador’s Catholic war victims

March 31, 2021

CHALATENANGO, El Salvador (CNS) — The sun in March and April is unforgiving in the hills and mountains of El Salvador. The lack of rain… Read More

Let the children come to me: Pope’s Via Crucis meditations written by kids

March 31, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Knowing that Rome, like all of Italy, would be under varying degrees of lockdown during Holy Week and Easter, Father Luigi… Read More

Christ’s cross a beacon of hope in stormy seas, pope says at audience

March 31, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The commemoration of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection during the Easter triduum brings much-needed hope to a world beset by uncertainty,… Read More

Students learn Christian symbolism in tradition of decorating Easter eggs

March 30, 2021

BISMARCK, N.D. (CNS) — The University of Mary’s Marek Dojs sees a lot of symbolism in decorating Easter eggs in the Pysanky Slavic style, and… Read More

Lamb: Saving grace central to Jewish, Christian faiths

March 30, 2021

One of God’s more timid creatures is embodied with deep religious symbolism forever tied to the Jewish and Christian faiths. The gentle lamb appears as… Read More

Vatican calls for action to assist people displaced by climate change

March 30, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Whether people admit it or not, climate change and environmental destruction are forcing millions from their homes, and Catholics have a… Read More