The essential wholeness of palliative care

April 30, 2021

As the global crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continues and impacts all aspects of our existence, one constant continues. While we applaud the considerable… Read More

Venezuela’s ‘doctor of the poor’ beatified in austere ceremony

April 30, 2021

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (CNS) — A Venezuelan doctor who treated patients during the Spanish flu pandemic and was one of the first to introduce microscopes to… Read More

In times of trouble, church turns to prayer with Mary, theologian says

April 30, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The global Catholic Church coming together to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic represents the hope and faith of… Read More

UPDATE: Wilmington bishop retires; pope names Rockville Centre priest to succeed him

April 30, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. (CNS) — More than two years after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Bishop William F. Malooly of Wilmington, Delaware, is stepping… Read More

Cardinal Bo asks prayers for peace, justice during May

April 30, 2021

YANGON, Myanmar (CNS) — Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon has encouraged Catholics to say the rosary and participate in eucharistic adoration for peace and justice… Read More

Watch the 2021 Ordinations LIVE

April 29, 2021

They have been affectionately tagged the 3Ms: Mac Hill, Michael Kieler and Michael Elias. They are the three seminarians who will be ordained on Saturday,… Read More

‘America is on the move again,’ Biden says in address to nation

April 29, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — In his first major address to Congress as U.S. president, Joe Biden urged Republicans and Democrats April 28 to work together as… Read More

Truth about shooting will help diocese in South Sudan, bishop-designate says

April 29, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare already has forgiven his attackers, he said finding the truth about why he was shot in the… Read More

Foundation receives personal writings of Pope John Paul I

April 28, 2021

The John Paul I Vatican Foundation announced the recovery of a collection of the late pope’s writings. In a statement released by the Vatican April… Read More

Christian meditation is path to meeting Christ, pope says at audience

April 28, 2021

Meditation is more than just a method of stress relief for the body, it is a way of encountering Christ in one’s soul, Pope Francis… Read More