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…
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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…
Black Catholics laud Harris pick; others scrutinize past record
byBy Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s choice of Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, as his vice presidential running mate elicited broad…
Israel’s Maronites watch Lebanon’s devastation with horror, send donations
byBy 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
byBy Ian Alvano Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, thinks it is…