COMMENTARY: Wisdom of the elderly can show us how to live after COVID-19
March 10, 2021
In the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant number of elderly people died in institutions that should have protected these vulnerable members of… Read More
Kansas Catholics recall priest’s wartime ministry, heroism in POW camp
March 10, 2021
WICHITA, Kan. (CNS) — William Hansen kept his silence for over 50 years about being one of the POWs who buried Father Emil Kapaun’s body… Read More
Catholic scholars: Any available COVID-19 vaccine is morally acceptable
March 10, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A group of prominent Catholic scholars said they believe it is morally acceptable for anyone to receive any of the COVID-19 vaccines… Read More
Iraq visit was ‘sign of hope’ for suffering people, pope says
March 10, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite years of suffering due to war and terrorism, the people of Iraq continue to look to the future with hope,… Read More
Grad students lift elderly parishioners’ spirits one conversation at a time
March 9, 2021
SAN DIEGO (CNS) — In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Wendell Callahan became aware of two demographic groups with needs. Counseling graduate… Read More
Chaos Walking
March 9, 2021
NEW YORK (CNS) — “If you could read my mind, love/What a tale my thoughts could tell.” So mused Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot in a… Read More
Maryknoll sister who ministered in Africa for nearly 40 years dies at 79
March 9, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin, who ministered in southern Africa for nearly 40 years and later became president of her religious order, died… Read More
Australian priest: More homeless in Hong Kong than he’s seen in 36 years
March 9, 2021
HONG KONG (CNS) — Oblate Father John Wotherspoon loves McDonald’s restaurants, and it’s not because of the fries. The reason the Catholic priest favors the… Read More
Minnesota faith leaders pray for peace, justice during Floyd trial
March 8, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (CNS) — Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis prayed March 6 for peace and justice in the upcoming trial of a… Read More
West Bank candle-making workshop helps Palestinian women support families
March 8, 2021
BETHANY, West Bank (CNS) — When Mary, the sister of Lazarus, anointed Jesus’ feet days before his crucifixion, she used the precious and expensive spikenard… Read More
