A trade of false promises and economic illusions feed some migrants’ dreams
April 12, 2021
CHALATENANGO, El Salvador (CNS) — Life in the northern mountains of El Salvador is a tranquil as it can get: There’s little traffic but an… Read More
NET Ministries inspires teens through in-person and virtual retreats
April 12, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — A nationwide teen evangelization program is gaining renewed interest after the coronavirus pandemic shut down the ministry for several months… Read More
Cardinal unveils major Vatican conference on priesthood slated for 2022
April 12, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Increasing vocations to the priesthood, improving the way laypeople and priests work together and ensuring that service, not power, motivates the… Read More
Pope calls all Catholics to be missionaries of God’s mercy
April 11, 2021
ROME (CNS) — Like the disciples, who experienced Jesus’ divine mercy after the resurrection, all Christians are called to become missionaries, sharing the Gospel of… Read More
Cardinal Cassidy, Vatican’s former top ecumenist, dies at 96
April 10, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Australian Cardinal Edward I. Cassidy, a longtime Vatican diplomat and former president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, died… Read More
Five top-5 lists drawn from the Vatican’s Statistical Yearbook
April 9, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The countries in the world with the most people baptized Catholics continue to be, in order: Brazil, Mexico, the Philippines, the… Read More
Voyagers
April 9, 2021
NEW YORK (CNS) — The tedious sci-fi parable “Voyagers” (Lionsgate) seems designed to prove that in space, no one can hear you yawn. While acceptable… Read More
UPDATE: London cardinal leads Catholics in mourning death of Prince Philip
April 9, 2021
MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster led Catholics of England and Wales in mourning the death of Prince Philip, the husband of… Read More
Even bullying has changed in pandemic, says NCEA presenter
April 9, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Bullying in schools is nothing new, but in the COVID-19 era, it has taken different forms. And at this year’s annual National… Read More
Belfast bishop urges politicians to avoid inciting more violence
April 9, 2021
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (CNS) — The Catholic bishop of Belfast urged politicians to be more careful about their language as the city was engulfed in… Read More
