Before medals, ‘glorifying Christ comes first,’ says Illinois Paralympian

August 23, 2021

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (CNS) — When Jenna Fesemyer races at the Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games, the students and staff of St. John’s Catholic Newman Center at… Read More

Australian Catholic high schooler hopes to medal in Paralympic swimming

August 23, 2021

SYDNEY (CNS) — What started out as rehab for an injury sustained in cross-country running has resulted in Alex Tuckfield competing at the Tokyo Paralympics. Read More

U.S. missionary nuns fly home after quake to organize shipment to Haiti

August 23, 2021

Getting emergency supplies and aid into the Haiti region most impacted by the Aug. 14 earthquake will prove a major logistical challenge, said two missionary… Read More

Seek God through a relationship with Christ, others, pope says at Angelus

August 23, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God can be found in the humanity of Jesus and in the people one meets in life, Pope Francis said. “Jesus… Read More

Don’t let debate, mandates obscure church’s real mission, theologians say

August 20, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Often throughout the COVID-19 pandemic — with its mandates and restrictions aimed at safeguarding people’s lives and health — the importance… Read More

The Night House

August 20, 2021

NEW YORK (CNS) — Subtle, creative and mostly free of gore, “The Night House” (Searchlight) is a thinking person’s horror film ably sustained by a… Read More

Face masks make a comeback among worshippers as coronavirus variant surges

August 20, 2021

Face masks are back in vogue at Mass. The rising nationwide spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus is leading church leaders to strongly… Read More

Little Sisters mark 150 years of loving care of elderly poor in Washington

August 20, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory celebrated a Mass Aug. 14 to mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival in Washington of the Little… Read More

The Protege

August 20, 2021

NEW YORK (CNS) — Director Martin Campbell’s sleek yet brutal thriller “The Protege” (Lionsgate) not only depicts the activities of its principal characters, all of… Read More

A Message from Pope Francis to Inspire Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccines

August 19, 2021

To continue increasing confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines, specifically in communities disproportionately affected by the virus, the Ad Council and COVID Collaborative announced… Read More