Belarus says it will allow archbishop to return for Christmas
December 23, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Banned from entering Belarus since late August, Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk, president of the country’s bishops’ conference, can return to… Read More
Maryland Catholic Conference urges Trump to stop a federal execution
December 22, 2020
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Eight Catholic bishops serving Maryland dioceses urged President Donald Trump Dec. 22 to stop the planned federal execution of Dustin Higgs, a… Read More
News of the World
December 22, 2020
NEW YORK (CNS) — The ethnic, sectional and economic tensions of the Reconstruction era are explored in the epic adventure “News of the World” (Universal). Read More
College student creates gingerbread cathedral, raises money for homeless
December 22, 2020
GREEN BAY, Wis. (CNS) — Making gingerbread houses is a Christmas tradition for some families, especially those with German ancestry. Dating back to the 16th… Read More
Vatican City State is pesticide-free, imports green energy
December 22, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Reaching “zero emissions” for Vatican City State is an achievable goal and is another green initiative it has been pursuing, said… Read More
Two Vatican cardinals test positive for COVID-19; one hospitalized
December 22, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Two top Vatican officials — Cardinal Konrad Krajewski and Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello — have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, Italian… Read More
Nativity light-sound show projected on U.S. cathedral called joyful, hopeful
December 21, 2020
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Elisabeth Holod of Assumption Parish in St. Paul has long been intrigued by light-sound shows and art history, and she… Read More
UPDATE: Lots of money, and hard work, bring pandemic aid bill to finish line
December 21, 2020
WASHINGTON (CNS) — What had been separate Democratic and Republican coronavirus relief bills became a bipartisan effort thanks to Congress’ Problem Solvers Caucus, according to… Read More
No singing allowed? Chicago Catholic school’s students learn sign language
December 21, 2020
CHICAGO (CNS) — When music teacher Lynn Kingsbury at St. Damian School in the Chicago suburb of Oak Forest learned that her students wouldn’t be… Read More
