Francesco
April 7, 2021
NEW YORK (CNS) — Award-winning documentarian Evgeny Afineevsky (“Cries From Syria”) issues a call for action with his film “Francesco” (Discovery+). The unspoken summons comes… Read More
Catholic coalition stresses importance of COVID-19 vaccine for all
April 7, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — On World Health Day, April 7, a new group of 31 U.S. Catholic organizations encouraged people to get the COVID-19 vaccine as… Read More
Saints accompany, intercede for Christians in prayer, pope says
April 7, 2021
Christians are never alone in prayer but instead are accompanied by myriad saints who protect them and seek God’s intercession, Pope Francis said. Whenever men… Read More
Swiss-born Father Hans Küng, theologian, dies at 93
April 6, 2021
BERLIN (CNS) — Father Hans Küng, the prominent and sometimes controversial Swiss Catholic theologian, died peacefully in his sleep in the university town of Tübingen,… Read More
To foster inclusiveness, Nigerian nuns mainstream pupils with disabilities
April 6, 2021
UYO, Nigeria (CNS) — On a sunny afternoon, the Rev. Gideon Oyabugbe, a minister at a local Baptist church, walked into St. Vincent’s Centre for… Read More
Cardinal Sako suggests ways to promote interreligious harmony in Iraq
April 6, 2021
ROME (CNS) — One month after Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq, Cardinal Louis Sako, the Baghdad-based Chaldean Catholic patriarch, called for the development of school… Read More
Three South American elections could help define church-state relations
April 6, 2021
LIMA, Peru (CNS) — A trio of elections along South America’s Pacific Coast on April 11 could define how countries are governed, including church-state relationships,… Read More
Tampa Bay Rays player credits success to his parents, Catholic education
April 5, 2021
PORTAGE, Ind. (CNS) — Mike Brosseau wishes to be known for his workmanlike dedication to his craft and even-keeled personality. A member of Major League… Read More
Pope asks Filipinos to celebrate the gift of faith and pass it on
April 5, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As bishops across the Philippines opened “holy doors” at their cathedrals, Pope Francis sent a video message encouraging Filipino Catholics to… Read More
Are increased vaccinations a genuine sign of hope this Easter?
April 5, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — It’s been said before, in different ways, in different contexts: “the beginning of the end,” “light at the end of the tunnel,”… Read More
