Colorado initiative to end late-term abortion close to goal for signatures
byBy Catholic News Service DENVER — Organizers of a ballot initiative to prohibit abortion in Colorado after 22 weeks, with an exception to save the…
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In Arkansas family, all hands put to work to design children’s missalette
byBy Aprille Hanson Catholic News Service LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Grace Dickinson is blunt in her 12-year-old wisdom — the Catholic missalette is boring. But…
Nun leads young Kenyans to make ‘little contributions’ to Laudato Si’
byBy Catholic News Service NAIROBI, Kenya — A Catholic nun is working with young Kenyans to put Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical, “Laudato Si’” into action….
Jesuit presents book on how religion, ethics can shape refugee response
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — As the global number of refugees is at an all-time high of more than 70 million, the…
Dioceses in U.S., Canada issue protocols for gradual reopening of churches
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Catholic dioceses around the United States and Canada are issuing guidelines and other protocols or otherwise planning for the…
Poland marks centenary of St. John Paul’s birth
byBy Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Catholic bishops urged citizens to learn from St. John Paul II in coming to terms…
St. Peter’s Basilica reopens to the public
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Almost 10 weeks after St. Peter’s Basilica was closed to the public in cooperation with Italy’s…
Vatican announces Laudato Si’ anniversary year
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican announced that it will commemorate the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on…
Online classes pose real learning curve for special needs students
byBy Agnieszka Ruck Catholic News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia — With schools closed and classes being taught online, average families are having a tough enough…
CRS unveils hunger awareness campaign as pandemic hinders access to food
byBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — As tens of millions more people are at risk of acute hunger because of the global coronavirus…