Writer’s debut novel hints at suffering’s subtle virtue
July 12, 2021
Emerging writer Kirstin Valdez Quade made a modest splash in North American literary circles with the 2015 release of “Night at the Fiestas,” a short-story… Read More
Pope to remain in hospital ‘a few more days,’ Vatican says
July 12, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite initial estimates of requiring a week of inpatient care, Pope Francis will continue his recovery as a patient at Rome’s… Read More
Hundreds gather outside hospital to greet recovering pope
July 11, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pilgrims and well-wishers gathered at Rome’s Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis as he made his first public appearance in a… Read More
Black Widow
July 9, 2021
NEW YORK (CNS) — As an addition to the Marvel Comics cinematic universe, the origin story “Black Widow” (Disney) provides the expected elements of large-scale… Read More
Vatican thanks seafarers, appeals for respect for their rights
July 9, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Seafarers kept products moving globally during the coronavirus pandemic, but too many of them have no access to vaccines, have been… Read More
Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders marked South Sudan’s Independence Day
July 9, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury and the Rev. Jim Wallace, moderator of the Church of Scotland, marked the… Read More
Iconic Dorothy dress has been there ‘all along’ at Catholic University
July 9, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — It turns out there really is no place like home for a prized piece of movie memorabilia that came to The Catholic… Read More
An unpopular immigration policy may end, but not for all
July 8, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The call to end a U.S. policy that keeps migrants out because of COVID-19 fears has been a constant rallying cry among… Read More
Nearly a year after Beirut blast, Maronite leaders still helping residents
July 8, 2021
BEIRUT (CNS) — In a flash, people’s lives were forever changed shortly after 6 p.m. Aug. 4. And from the moment after the blast, the… Read More
Archbishop: Papal trip to North Korea unlikely, but would promote peace
July 8, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The South Korean archbishop who was recently appointed prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Clergy said that while a papal visit… Read More