Cardinal prays on CNN program marking 500,000 COVID-19 deaths in U.S.
February 23, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — During a Feb. 22 evening program on CNN, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered a prayer for those who have died from… Read More
Iraq: Full of historic sites important to understanding Christianity
February 22, 2021
AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) — Pope Francis hopes to embark on the first-ever papal visit to the biblical land of Iraq in early March in a… Read More
Widespread vaccination, supported by pope, faces myriad obstacles
February 22, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The hurdles on the path toward a fair, global distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine are economic, technical, political and moral. The… Read More
Bishops say fellow Texans’ help for one another amid storm is ‘edifying’
February 22, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas (CNS) — The Catholic bishops of Texas said Feb. 20 that the generosity of their fellow Texans reaching out to help their neighbors,… Read More
New Orleans SNAP leader praises Archbishop Aymond for concrete initiatives
February 22, 2021
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — An ongoing series of discussions between New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond and Kevin Bourgeois, the leader of the New Orleans… Read More
Fight temptation with faith, prayer, penance, pope says at Angelus
February 22, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must never engage in dialogue with the devil, but instead must fight against temptations with the same spiritual weapons Jesus… Read More
Pope, Holocaust survivor talk about the importance of remembering
February 22, 2021
ROME (CNS) — A month after reading an interview in the Vatican newspaper with Edith Bruck, an author and Holocaust survivor, Pope Francis decided to… Read More
Mars missions can inspire next generation scientists, papal astronomer says
February 19, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Perseverance, the latest probe on Mars, gears up to send to Earth high-definition images, video and audio of its surroundings,… Read More
Some parish fish fries switch gears to go curbside this Lent
February 19, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Parish fish fries, which are a traditional Lenten staple, have changed course this year in Minnesota due to pandemic restrictions. Read More