Vatican revises synod process, beginning with local consultation
May 21, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Approving the revision of the entire process of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis has asked that it begin with serious,… Read More
Seminaries begin committing to sexual misconduct policy benchmarks
May 20, 2021
CLEVELAND (CNS) — Fifteen seminaries have committed to meeting five sexual misconduct policy benchmarks developed by a group of laypeople, seminary leaders and bishops. Developed… Read More
Brood X cicadas don’t bug this Ohio Catholic university cicada expert
May 20, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — That loud buzzing and clicking sound across 15 states and the District of Columbia this spring — from the emergence of billions… Read More
Spanish bishops denounce exploitation of migrants amid crisis
May 20, 2021
ROME (CNS) — The Spanish bishops’ conference expressed concern that migrants were being used to exert political pressure after a sudden influx of migrants in… Read More
UPDATE: High Court orders jailed Indian Jesuit to hospital for evaluation
May 19, 2021
MUMBAI, India (CNS) — The High Court in Mumbai order prison authorities to take an ailing 84-year-old Jesuit to the hospital, as it heard his… Read More
Hearing mulls 2022 Winter Olympic boycott over China human rights record
May 19, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A congressional panel, during a May 18 hearing, weighed the possibility of a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing… Read More
Several U.S. dioceses set Pentecost as time to fully reopen
May 19, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Many Catholic dioceses and archdioceses across the country — which closed their parish doors for a time at the start of the… Read More
Indian priests in Arkansas worry about family as COVID-19 ravages homeland
May 19, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CNS) — Father Aby Abraham, associate pastor of the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock, chats by video daily with his… Read More
Perseverance is necessary for prayer, pope says
May 19, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Those who overcome distractions or obstacles when praying learn the value of perseverance in times of trial, Pope Francis said. “True… Read More
Kentucky group provides rosary-making supplies locally, globally
May 18, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) — From a low brick building on a commercial stretch of highway in Louisville, Our Lady’s Rosary Makers packages enough beads and… Read More
