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…
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…