Sri Lankan churches halt services as third wave of COVID-19 hits
byCatholic News Service COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan churches once again have halted services, church weddings and Sunday schools due to a third…
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San Francisco archbishop examines abortion, Communion in pastoral letter
byCatholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO — A pastoral letter issued May 1 by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone focuses on the unborn, Communion…
Pope updates Vatican judicial laws so cardinals, bishops can face trial
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service Updating the laws that govern the Vatican’s civil judicial system, Pope Francis stated that cardinals and bishops…
Church called to lead the difficult work of overcoming structural racism
byBy Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND (CNS) — As the guilty verdicts were read April 20 in the trial of a white former…
Pope hopes Venezuelan’s beatification will spur reconciliation
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service Amid the suffering due to a devastating economic crisis and a global pandemic, the beatification of José…
CDC director gives nod to indoor worship services for masked, vaccinated
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said April 27 that fully…
Deaf Catholics applaud Vatican’s sign language service on YouTube channel
byBy Jo Ann Zuñiga, Catholic News Service HOUSTON (CNS) — When the Easter livestream of Pope Francis’ general audience and the Angelus was broadcast…
‘America is on the move again,’ Biden says in address to nation
byBy Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In his first major address to Congress as U.S. president, Joe Biden urged Republicans and Democrats…
‘Patients are … dying in front of my eyes,’ says India hospital director
byBy Anto Akkara, Catholic News Service THRISSUR, India — Catholic hospital directors in India told Catholic News Service they did not have enough facilities…
Wisconsin opens investigation of sexual abuse in the state’s five dioceses
byCatholic News Service MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Justice is opening a statewide investigation of abuse by clergy and faith leaders within…