Charity is path to perfection when done for Jesus, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The central focus of a Christian’s life and all he or she does to help others…
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Planned Parenthood drops suit against Indiana abortion law on ultrasounds
byBy Jodi Marlin Catholic News Service FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Ending three years of legal dueling, Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill announced Aug. 20…
NIH board votes against funding most research proposals using fetal tissue
byBy Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee Aug. 20 praised the National Institutes of Health’s…
WHO leader supports pope’s call for fair, global access to vaccine
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The head of the World Health Organization, which has been strongly advocating rapid, fair and…
At Beirut parish, signs of hope, demands for accountability after blast
byBy Doreen Abi Raad Catholic News Service BEIRUT — Sunlight streamed through the damaged rotunda roof of Mar Mikhael Maronite Catholic Church, damaged when…
Foundation prize is ‘validation’ of all Homeboy Industries does, says priest
byCatholic News Service LOS ANGELES — For Homeboy Industries to receive the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s 2020 Humanitarian Prize is “validation of our work…
Cardinal Dolan to offer prayer at Republican National Convention opening
byCLEVELAND — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York confirmed he has accepted an invitation from the Republican National Committee to offer a prayer…
Like schools, religious ed programs must plan ways to teach amid pandemic
byBy Andy Telli Catholic News Service NASHVILLE — Just like schools, parish religious education programs have been forced to figure out how to provide…
Iowans who have completed sentence for felony conviction can now vote
byBy 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
byBy Richard Szczepanowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Archdiocese of Washington’s Catholic Schools Office hailed an Aug. 7 announcement by a Montgomery County…