Haitian church ‘stunned’ by president’s assassination, says bishop
July 7, 2021
Bishop Alphonse Quesnel of Fort Liberté, Haiti, said the Haitian church was “stunned” by the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. “We bishops must not… Read More
Bishop supports apology on papal bulls that justified Indigenous oppression
July 7, 2021
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (CNS) — Bishop Douglas J. Lucia, whose downtown Syracuse office sits on the ancestral lands of the Onondaga Nation, hopes to meet with… Read More
UPDATE: Pope will lead Angelus from hospital, Vatican says
July 7, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Although still hospitalized, Pope Francis has resumed working and celebrated Mass for his caregivers in the small chapel that is part… Read More
Pope makes ‘satisfactory’ recovery; histology report confirms diagnosis
July 7, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis continued to have a “satisfactory” recovery from colon surgery, and by July 7 doctors had removed his intravenous drip,… Read More
Deaf priest works to help others understand deafness as a culture
July 6, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Father Min Seo Park, one of fewer than two dozen deaf priests worldwide, thinks deafness is hardly a disability and is working… Read More
Miami archbishop, Boston cardinal, pastor offer prayers, comfort at site
July 6, 2021
SURFSIDE, Fla. (CNS) — After spending time at Surfside’s informal Wall of Remembrance memorial for the victims of the Champlain Towers South collapse, Miami Archbishop… Read More
Pope announces visit to Hungary, Slovakia in September
July 6, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Before going to the hospital for colon surgery July 4, Pope Francis told a crowd in St. Peter’s Square that he… Read More
Though short-lived, saint’s marriage offers couples lessons in love, trust
July 5, 2021
EMMITSBURG, Md. (CNS) — Elizabeth Ann Seton is a saint we can all relate to. She experienced joy and suffering. She had hopes and dreams. Read More
As U.N. vote nears, some want more cross-border access for aid to Syria
July 5, 2021
AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) — Humanitarians, including Catholics, are advocating for the broadening of cross-border access to reach the most vulnerable in northern Syria. At stake… Read More
Primer reminds readers Catholic social teaching is part of deposit of faith
July 5, 2021
Review of “The Church’s Best-Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching” by Mark P. Shea. New City Press (Hyde Park, New York, 2020). 160… Read More
