U.S. Bishops’ President Offers Prayers in Solidarity with Those Impacted by Hurricane Ida
August 31, 2021
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued the following statement praying for the lives and… Read More
Jesuit brother’s Lake Michigan swim raises funds for Cristo Rey school
August 31, 2021
CHICAGO (CNS) — Jesuit Brother Matt Wooters went the extra mile, or extra eight miles actually, to raise money for Cristo Rey Jesuit High School… Read More
El Salvador sets date for four beatifications in January
August 31, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — El Salvador has set a Jan. 22 date for the beatifications of Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande, Franciscan Father Cosme Spessotto and two… Read More
Laywoman assumes high position at Vatican’s Latin America commission
August 31, 2021
Pope Francis appointed Argentine theologian Emilce Cuda as the new head of office of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, a position she assumes Sept. Read More
Italian priest recounts harrowing escape from Kabul
August 31, 2021
ROME (CNS) — Although Barnabite Father Giovanni Scalese, head of the Catholic mission in Afghanistan, found himself back in his native Italy after the fall… Read More
Bishop Blesses and Rededicates Catholic Center
August 30, 2021
Bishop Felipe Estévez blessed and rededicated the 40-year-old Catholic Center (11625 Old St. Augustine Road, Jacksonville) Thursday, Aug. 26, after a $650,000-renovation. The diocesan Savings… Read More
Archbishop Naumann, Arizona bishops urge vaccination, conscience safeguards
August 30, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (CNS) — Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, encouraged Catholics to receive… Read More
Catholic church in New Orleans is emergency shelter during Hurricane Ida
August 30, 2021
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — After the winds from Hurricane Ida peeled off the roof of the seven-story apartment building in Metairie, Louisiana, Aug. 29, St. Read More
Afghanistan: Pope launches appeal for fasting, prayers for God’s mercy
August 30, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With increased violence unfolding in Afghanistan, Pope Francis appealed to all Christians to fast and intensify their prayers. “I ask everyone… Read More
Post-quake Haiti: Funerals and a daily quest for food, water, shelter
August 30, 2021
Two weeks after Haiti’s Aug. 14 earthquake, the country’s southwest peninsula is still marked by funerals, aftershocks and a daily search for clean water, food… Read More