Weapons must be set aside for peace to flourish, pope says
By: Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — For peace to flourish, weapons of war must be set aside, especially nuclear weapons that can obliterate entire…
COVID pandemic should raise questions about faith, pope says
By: Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Besides the immediate considerations of trying to stay healthy, to mourn the dead and protect others, the…
Catholic Charities pandemic assistance totals nearly $400 million
By: Dennis Sadowski CLEVELAND — Scott Milliken has seen a lot of people come through the doors at the Father English Center’s food pantry…
Pope names six women to previously all-male Council for Economy
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Renewing the membership of the Vatican Council for the Economy, Pope Francis named six women…
Complicated crossings: Pandemic has not stopped migration
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The coronavirus pandemic has complicated the situation of migrants and refugees, but it has not…
Lebanon’s Catholic leaders seek help; here’s where you can donate
Catholic News Service BEIRUT — As Lebanon’s Catholic leaders appealed for help for their country, international and U.S. organizations appealed for donations for Beirut,…
Vatican workers who meet public tested for COVID-19 antibodies
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Vatican employees and workers who have contact with the public are being tested for the…
Concerns raised over restrictions’ long-term impact on spiritual health
By Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone thanked priests of the archdiocese in a July 30 letter for…
Nicaraguan bishops denounce Managua cathedral arson attack as ‘terrorism’
By David Agren Catholic News Service MEXICO CITY — The Nicaraguan bishops’ conference has called an arson attack on the Managua cathedral “an act…
Trump, Congress urged to make ‘access to quality education’ a priority
By Catholic News Service IRONDALE, Ala. — Two U.S. cardinals and the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have an urgent message for…