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