Commentary: Catholic responsiveness to voter suppression

May 8, 2021

Voting is an essential element of a vibrant democracy. Voter turnout in the 2020 presidential election was the highest in several decades, where nearly two-thirds… Read More

Wrath of Man

May 7, 2021

NEW YORK (CNS) — Though it comes wrapped up in a slick package, the actioner “Wrath of Man” (MGM) is, in essence, a morally crude… Read More

Here Today

May 7, 2021

NEW YORK (CNS) — In adapting his script partner Alan Zweibel’s short story “The Prize” into the seriocomedy “Here Today” (Sony), director and co-writer Billy… Read More

Chicago interfaith leaders decry violence against Asian Americans

May 7, 2021

CHICAGO (CNS) — Interfaith leaders in Chicago May 2 rallied against racism and rising incidents of violence toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, saying all… Read More

Mother and daughters work together in Catholic hospital

May 7, 2021

ROSLYN, N.Y. (CNS) — Caring for the sick is a vocation and way of life shared by a mother and two daughters serving together at… Read More

Pope tells new Swiss Guards they represent a church that welcomes

May 6, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Meeting new recruits to the Swiss Guard, Pope Francis thanked the young men for having chosen to serve the successor of… Read More

Separation

May 6, 2021

NEW YORK (CNS) — While certainly deserving of a place in the annals of schlock horror, “Separation” (Open Road) fails to secure entree into the… Read More

Move to waive vaccine patents is good step, says Catholic health official

May 6, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Biden administration’s May 5 announcement that it supports waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines — as a means to expand… Read More

Pope prays emergency workers in India find strength to persevere

May 6, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As India faces a massive surge in new infections and deaths caused by COVID-19, Pope Francis said he was praying for… Read More

Facing death, priest turns his farewell into teachable moment

May 5, 2021

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. (CNS) — As dusk fell April 29, nurses pushed Father Michael Kottar in his wheelchair just outside a North Carolina rehabilitation center… Read More