House passes two immigration bills with citizenship provisions
March 19, 2021
The U.S. House of Representatives approved two separate immigration bills March 18, clearing an initial hurdle for two groups seeking a path toward citizenship: younger… Read More
Pope elevates Ireland’s national Knock Shrine to international status
March 19, 2021
DUBLIN (CNS) — Pope Francis has elevated the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock to the status of an International Shrine of Eucharistic and… Read More
Ministry to families must meet their real needs, pope says
March 19, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church cannot claim to safeguard marriage and family life if it simply repeats its traditional teaching without supporting, encouraging… Read More
German archbishop, bishop offer resignations in wake of abuse report
March 19, 2021
HAMBURG, Germany (CNS) — Hamburg Archbishop Stefan Hesse has offered his resignation to Pope Francis in the wake of a report on the Cologne Archdiocese’s… Read More
Peoria seminarian is at NCAA men’s basketball tourney as a team chaplain
March 18, 2021
PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) — The very first game of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament featured a seminarian just two months away from being… Read More
Year dedicated to families aims to strengthen joy, hope, cardinal says
March 18, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Families need the care and attention of the church, but they also have so much to offer its pastoral programs and… Read More
Peoria seminarian is at NCAA men’s basketball tourney as a team chaplain
March 18, 2021
PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) — The very first game of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament featured a seminarian just two months away from being… Read More
Pandemic vocations: Call is the same, but many are answering on Zoom
March 18, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Liz Dodd was formally welcomed as a candidate for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace last November, she took part… Read More
Abuse report exonerates Cologne cardinal, incriminates Hamburg archbishop
March 18, 2021
COLOGNE, Germany (CNS) — A much-anticipated report on the handling of abuse cases in the Archdiocese of Cologne exonerates Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki but incriminates… Read More
No one can be excluded from the care, love of the church, cardinal says
March 18, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While the Catholic Church cannot bless unions that are not sacramental marriages, the church will always welcome and accompany everyone, no… Read More
