British Museum exhibit on St. Thomas Becket gives sympathetic look at past

August 19, 2021

LONDON (CNS) — In a gallery of The British Museum, light plays on an array of medieval crosses, reliquaries and manuscripts, as an audiovisual display… Read More

Bishop: Church has ‘sacred duty’ to speak truth about human person, gender

August 19, 2021

ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) — The topic of transgenderism is discussed routinely in the news, on television shows and in schools. This prevailing ideology — that… Read More

Reminiscence

August 18, 2021

NEW YORK (CNS) — Part dystopian adventure, part neo-noir mystery, “Reminiscence” (Warner Bros.) is undone by its own sense of importance. Along the path of… Read More

Special vespers, Mass help mark 200th year of nation’s first cathedral

August 18, 2021

BALTIMORE (CNS) — For a special vespers and Mass to mark the patronal feast of Baltimore’s Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary… Read More

Washington Archdiocese offers practical steps for caring for creation

August 18, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Launched Aug. 16, the Archdiocese of Washington’s action plan to promote “an integral ecology” includes practical ways that parishes, Catholic schools and… Read More

Vaccination is an act of love, pope says in ad campaign

August 18, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When each individual makes a small act of charity, like getting the COVID-19 vaccine, every gesture added together can transform the… Read More

With Afghanistan collapse, war’s expense, human costs are lamented, derided

August 18, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a politically polarized society, it’s hard for opposites to agree on something, but in the case of the collapse of Afghanistan… Read More

Bishop Estévez Revisits COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Parishes

August 17, 2021

Beginning this weekend, Bishop Felipe Estévez has asked his clergy to strongly recommend parishioners wear masks while attending Mass and other liturgical services. The move… Read More

UPDATE: Archbishop Broglio says human dignity of Afghan people ‘must be respected’

August 17, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The “human dignity” of Afghanistan’s people “must be respected” amid the chaos in the country, the head of the U.S. Archdiocese for… Read More

Caritas Italy, Jesuits suspend activities in Afghanistan

August 17, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Caritas Italy announced the suspension of charitable activities in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of the country. In… Read More