Pope repeats call to divert funds from military to fighting hunger
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Repeating a call first made by St. Paul VI, Pope Francis urged a global move…
Bishops remind Catholics to approach elections with well-formed conscience
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —The Catholic voter “bears responsibility for connecting the dots between what our faith teaches and which candidates will best serve the…
Bishop Seitz, out of quarantine, says care for others is part of faith
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Bishop Mark J. Seitz, released from quarantine by the El Paso County Health Department Oct. 14…
Catechetical Cataclysms: Restored Holy Stairs give meaning to crisis
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — After 20 years of restoration work and millions in funding from benefactors worldwide, the unveiling…
When looking to future, include most vulnerable, Catholics tell G-20 forum
By Bronwen Dachs, Catholic News Service COVID-19 provides an opportunity for people to prepare the future, and religious leaders have an opportunity to make…
In spirit of V Encuentro, Hispanic laity, clergy help families in need amid pandemic
By Norma Montenegro Flynn, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Every week since March, an army of volunteers and Father Evelio Menjivar, pastor of St….
Supreme Court order allows census count to end
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, in an unsigned order Oct. 13, has cleared the path for the Trump…
Pandemic battle should inspire fight for life in all forms, archbishop says
By Tim Swift, Catholic News Service BALTIMORE — Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said the country’s protracted battle against COVID-19 should strengthen the faithful’s…
Pandemic increases risks of human trafficking, exploitation, speakers say
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ROME — While the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down or slowed most businesses, it does not appear to…
In Paraguay, church fights ‘hunger we have never experienced before’
By Lucien Chauvin, Catholic News Service LIMA, Peru — Father Eckar Rolón does not expect his workload to evaporate Oct. 15 when his small…