Texas Catholics encourage census participation amid pandemic
byBy Jo Ann Zuniga Catholic News Service HOUSTON — When the main worries are paying rent, keeping healthy and providing food for the family,…
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Bishop Cantú: Californians ‘on edge’ as historic wildfires rage
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Some of the few Masses available for Catholics in California’s Bay Area came to a halt…
Cardinal Dolan’s prayer opens Republican National Convention
byCatholic News Service CHARLOTTE — New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan thanked God for living in a country that respects religious freedom and prayed…
Knights of Columbus remove trees, give out food after Iowa storm
byBy Andrew Fowler Catholic News Service NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Since the derecho storm devastated parts of Iowa, Aug. 10, local members of the…
At least 12 dead as tropical storm lashes Haiti, Dominican Republic
byBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — Officials reported that at least 12 people had died as Tropical Storm Laura lashed Haiti and…
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…
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…