Even in tech sector, immigrant workers subject to wage theft, study shows

December 16, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — If you thought the kinds of jobs where immigrant workers were subject to wage theft were along the lines of car washing,… Read More

COVID-19 booster shots to be required at some Catholic colleges next year

December 16, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — For next year’s spring semester, some Catholic colleges are joining other colleges across the country in requiring students to receive COVID-19 vaccine… Read More

La Palma priests vow to celebrate Christmas despite volcano devastation

December 16, 2021

MADRID (CNS) — Catholic priests on a Spanish island devastated by a volcanic eruption have pledged to celebrate Christmas “with open arms,” despite widespread destruction. Read More

At recovery farm woodshop, men rediscover purpose, Christmas spirit

December 16, 2021

CARLTON, Ore. — It’s not the North Pole, and the workers aren’t elves, but the woodshop at Blanchet Farm in Carlton does produce joy… Read More

Tom Quigley, longtime foreign policy adviser to U.S. bishops, dies

December 15, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Thomas J. Quigley, who worked for 45 years in service to the U.S. bishops, mostly in the realm of foreign policy, died… Read More

Spider-Man: No Way Home

December 15, 2021

NEW YORK (CNS) — Action, humor and drama are skillfully combined in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Columbia), the lavish final installment of a trilogy of… Read More

Catholic groups challenge federal mandate on gender transition procedures

December 15, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Several Catholic hospitals, a Catholic university and Mercy sisters who run health clinics filed a challenge to a federal mandate for performing… Read More

In massive volunteer effort, Peace Light makes its way across U.S.

December 15, 2021

A flame of light from the grotto in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity is making its way around the world, including across the United States. Read More

Emotions run high in Kentucky diocese as tornado recovery gets underway

December 15, 2021

OWENSBORO, Ky. (CNS) — Early in the morning Dec. 11, following a tornado warning for Daviess County the night before, Owensboro Bishop William F. Medley… Read More

St. Joseph’s quiet humility teaches value of silence, pope says

December 15, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The absence of any words attributed to St. Joseph in the Gospels speaks volumes about the importance of silence, Pope Francis… Read More