Johnny Young, diplomat who later led bishop’s refugee service, dies at 81
August 9, 2021
KENSINGTON, Md. (CNS) — Johnny Young, who overcame crushing poverty in his youth to serve as a U.S. ambassador in four countries under three presidents… Read More
Rwandan immigrant turns himself in for killing French Montfort provincial
August 9, 2021
SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-SÈVRE, France (CNS) — A Rwandan immigrant awaiting trial for the arson of the cathedral in Nantes turned himself into police for killing the French… Read More
Jesus is life-giving bread, not just ‘side dish,’ pope says
August 9, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus wants to nourish the souls of those who are spiritually famished from the loneliness and anguish that come from life’s… Read More
Team crafts roof truss that could help guide rebuilding of Paris cathedral
August 6, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The world watched in shock in April 2019 as flames devoured Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Eventually, burned roof sections collapsed in… Read More
‘Window into heaven’ greets parishioners at renovated Queens church
August 6, 2021
EAST ELMHURST, N.Y. (CNS) — From the outside, St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Catholic Church blends well with the drab brick buildings that line… Read More
Agencies guide renters in accessing pandemic emergency assistance
August 6, 2021
CLEVELAND (CNS) — Affordable housing advocates at Catholic Charities agencies and elsewhere are working intently to help renters access billions of dollars in federal Emergency… Read More
The Suicide Squad
August 5, 2021
NEW YORK (CNS) — Nearly everything about “The Suicide Squad” (Warner Bros.), writer-director James Gunn’s DC Comics-based follow-up to 2016’s “Suicide Squad,” is intentionally over-the-top. Read More
N.Y. priests urged not to give religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines
August 5, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As some Catholics are seeking a religious exemption to the coronavirus vaccine mandates that are becoming more common in workplaces and even… Read More
‘Cooking with Father Cooper’ on Facebook Live brings food, faith together
August 5, 2021
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — While brainstorming ways to help her fellow parishioners at Divine Mercy Church in Kenner, Louisiana, prepare for Easter, Becky Delatte thought… Read More
Knights name 2021 International Family of Year, honor five local councils
August 5, 2021
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CNS) — The Knights of Columbus named the Steciak family of Rembieszyce, Poland, as the organization’s 2021 International Family of the Year. Read More
