Latin American church looks to change system that puts ‘existence at risk’

November 18, 2021

LIMA, Peru (CNS) — The Paraná River, which courses through Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, is running dry. The Amazon, the world’s largest tropical forest, is… Read More

Bishops approve plans for three-year National Eucharistic Revival

November 17, 2021

BALTIMORE (CNS) — The U.S. bishops’ focus on the significance of the Eucharist in the life of the church isn’t just about on the statement… Read More

Archbishop: Pandemic hasn’t stopped church from aiding moms in need

November 17, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops’ “Walking with Moms in Need” initiative may have been slowed by the coronavirus pandemic, but it has by no… Read More

Communion statement aims to ‘retrieve and revive’ understanding

November 17, 2021

BALTIMORE (CNS) — The U.S. bishops approved their statement on the Eucharist with 222 “yes” votes Nov. 17, the second of two days of public… Read More

UPDATE: Communion statement aims to ‘retrieve and revive’ understanding

November 17, 2021

BALTIMORE (CNS) — The U.S. bishops approved their statement on the Eucharist with 222 “yes” votes Nov. 17, the second of two days of public… Read More

UPDATE: Communion statement aims to ‘retrieve and revive’ understanding

November 17, 2021

BALTIMORE (CNS) — The U.S. bishops approved their statement on the Eucharist with 222 “yes” votes Nov. 17, the second of two days of public… Read More

Bishops affirm dioceses’ sainthood causes for three U.S. laypeople

November 17, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops agreed Nov. 17 that the sainthood causes for three laypeople from the United States should be advanced by their… Read More

Ontario Catholic high school now using only solar, geothermal energy

November 17, 2021

TORONTO (CNS) — John Paul II Secondary School in London, Ontario, is Canada’s first self-sufficient, carbon-neutral school, drawing on solar and geothermal energy for its… Read More

U.S. bishops affix feast day for St. Teresa of Kolkata

November 17, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops have assigned a feast date to St. Teresa of Kolkata. The date would be Sept. 5, the death date… Read More

CRS works to help Afghan farmers facing climate-induced drought, hunger

November 17, 2021

AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) — Overshadowed by the political and military turmoil engulfing Afghanistan with the Taliban takeover in August, climate change — particularly drought —… Read More