Iowans who have completed sentence for felony conviction can now vote
By Barb Arland-Fye Catholic News Service DAVENPORT — More than 40,000 people in Iowa who have completed sentences for felony convictions have regained the…
Md. county official rescinds previous directive blocking school reopening
By Richard Szczepanowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Archdiocese of Washington’s Catholic Schools Office hailed an Aug. 7 announcement by a Montgomery County…
Black Catholics laud Harris pick; others scrutinize past record
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s choice of Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, as his vice presidential running mate elicited broad…
Israel’s Maronites watch Lebanon’s devastation with horror, send donations
By Judith Sudilovsky Catholic News Service JERUSALEM — From her home’s balcony in the predominantly Maronite Catholic Upper Galilee village of Gush Halav —…
CDC head sees need for schools to reopen but with strict health protocols
By Ian Alvano Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, thinks it is…
Protocols: Top subjects at Catholic schools that are reopening
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — For many Catholic schools that have already reopened for in-person classes or hope to do so…
Executive actions seen providing minimal boost to economy hit hard by COVID-19
By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — The coronavirus relief measures put in place by President Donald Trump Aug. 8 are not expected…
Salvadoran bishops demand justice after seminary rector is fatally shot
By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — During his Aug. 8 homily, Bishop Elías Bolaños Avelar of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador, admitted he was…
Lebanese demand reform, Cabinet resigns after Beirut explosions
By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service AMMAN, Jordan — Viewing the burned wasteland of the Beirut port, one’s eye catches a grey concrete slab…
El Paso mourns, but heals still from mass shooting one year later
By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The people of El Paso, Texas, did the best they could, under extraordinary circumstances, to remember…