Gomez: Churches may be closed, but ‘Lord’s heart remains’ open to all
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Disease and death have darkened the world this Lent and Holy Week, with our societies shut down by…
Cardinal Pell released from prison after court overturns conviction
By Michael Sainsbury Catholic News Service VALLA BEACH, Australia — Cardinal George Pell has been released from prison after 405 days behind bars after the…
Pope on Palm Sunday: Life, measured by love, is meant to serve others
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With a small procession down the vast and empty central nave of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope…
Googling ‘prayer’ has skyrocketed with coronavirus spread, expert says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service ROME — Google searches for “prayer” have surged worldwide in step with the surge of emerging cases of COVID-19,…
Durante la pandemia, sacerdotes trabajan para unir a difuntos y familias
Por Carol Glatz Catholic News Service ROMA — Cuando el padre Mario Carminati fue a bendecir los restos de uno de sus feligreses, llamó…
Sisters’ work during 1918 Spanish flu seen as model for crisis today
BALTIMORE — Catholic nuns emerged as the unexpected heroes in the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic that killed hundreds of thousands in the United States…
Gobiernos latinoamericanos consideran consecuencias económicas de pandemia
Por Barbara Fraser Catholic News Service LIMA, Perú (CNS) — En el noveno día del estado de emergencia que impuso Perú para frenar la…
Décadas después de la guerra, El Salvador ve una cosecha de mártires
Por Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Cuando la Iglesia Católica de El Salvador declaró un año jubilar por sus mártires, algunos sospechaban,…
Zubik: Take all precautions amid virus but also seek Mary’s intercession
PITTSBURGH — As the coronavirus touches everyone’s life “with uncertainty, confusion, fear and suffering,” Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik urged Catholics to “to reflect…
Older Catholics reflect on pandemic’s effect on faith life, how they cope
By Ed Langlois Catholic News Service PORTLAND, Ore. — Early in the coronavirus pandemic, even before Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland canceled public…