Cardinal calls for action on implementing Amazon synod
July 23, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Nearly two years after the conclusion of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, the Catholic Church in the region must… Read More
Pope will lead Angelus, not Mass, on world day for elderly
July 23, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican press office said Pope Francis, who had colon surgery July 4, would not preside over a liturgy July 25… Read More
Faith and family help Olympian live his dream amid hardship, heartbreak
July 23, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — June 26 was a day of excruciating waiting for Joe Schroeder. It was the day when the news would arrive in an… Read More
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
July 22, 2021
NEW YORK (CNS) — Silly and ponderous, yet morally interesting, the action adventure “Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins” (Paramount) has been adapted from the world… Read More
Congress urged to be ‘courageous,’ pass comprehensive immigration bill
July 22, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — At a Capitol Hill media event July 21, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington joined immigrants, agriculture and business representatives and two… Read More
Ethiopian bishops say it is not too late to stop the war in Tigray
July 22, 2021
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — Expressing compassion and solidarity with the people affected by war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the Ethiopian bishops’ conference said it is… Read More
Catholic school’s lawsuit against mask mandate goes to federal court
July 22, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A Catholic school in Lansing, Michigan, and two school parents are suing state officials over the state’s requirement that students wear face… Read More
Fund envisioned to encourage Christians to remain in beleaguered Lebanon
July 22, 2021
ZAHLÉ, Lebanon (CNS) — Christian advocates in Lebanon are urging that a special fund be established to reverse the hemorrhaging of Christians from their crisis-stricken… Read More
USCCB program aims to engage diverse group of Catholic young adults
July 22, 2021
From uneven responses to the COVID-19 crisis to the raw racial tensions exposed by the death of George Floyd in 2020, Americans over the past… Read More
Polish nuns killed by Soviet army as World War II ended showed courage
July 22, 2021
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — Ten Polish nuns have been approved for beatification as martyrs 76 years after they were killed while resisting rape and facing… Read More