States, businesses, religious groups urge court to block vaccine mandate
December 21, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Business organizations, associations, religious groups and 27 states are calling on the Supreme Court to stop the Biden administration from mandating a… Read More
Philippine typhoon death toll passes 370; agencies respond in isolated areas
December 21, 2021
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Catholic bishops in the Philippines have declared Christmas Day and Dec. 26 as national days of prayer and mourning for victims… Read More
Gaza Catholics filled with faith, resilience during patriarch’s visit
December 21, 2021
A teacher hands out to students Christmas-themed gifts at Rosary Sisters’ School in Gaza City Nov. 24, 2021. “There is a different… Read More
The Matrix Resurrections
December 21, 2021
NEW YORK (CNS) — You wouldn’t care to spend the rest of your life floating unconscious in a pod full of goo, would you? Well,… Read More
Despite setbacks, Vatican editorial defends trial procedures
December 21, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Six months after the Vatican announced criminal charges in connection with a London property deal that cost millions, the Vatican City… Read More
Sing 2
December 20, 2021
NEW YORK (CNS) — “Sing 2” (Universal), writer-director Garth Jennings’ follow-up to his 2016 animated musical comedy, finds that film’s ensemble of animal entertainers aiming… Read More
At year’s end, little change on the U.S. immigration front
December 20, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — For most migrants and their supporters, 2021 looks as if it will end much like it started. With the most recent blow… Read More
Caritas appeals for aid after typhoon claims over 200 lives in Philippines
December 20, 2021
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Super Typhoon Rai has claimed more than 200 lives since making landfall in the Visayas and Mindanao region, Philippine authorities said. Read More
Pope Joan: Old rituals, wild imaginations led to legend, archivist says
December 20, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Intelligent, in love, highly cultured and heavily pregnant, the infamous “Pope Joan” is one of those urban legends of the “urbi”… Read More
Pope to kids: Jesus loves you, wants you to love others
December 20, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a rather formal meeting in the Apostolic Palace and a more relaxed one with balloons and silly hats in the… Read More
