Trusting in God does not mean never arguing with him, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In the story of the patriarch Abraham — honored by Jews, Christians and Muslims — faith…
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Life and death: Pandemic forces world to confront its greatest fear
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — For Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, the coronavirus death toll,…
Cardinal suggests U.S. cities hold prayer events to promote healing
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With anger and frustration still high in the United States over the death of George Floyd,…
Trump visits shrine on anniversary of St. John Paul II visit to Poland
byBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington June…
Indiana town’s Geode Grotto offers visitors beauty, peace, place to pray
byBy Katie Rutter Catholic News Service JASPER, Ind. – Even as sanctuaries across the country closed their doors to stop the spread of the coronavirus,…
Supreme Court rejects appeals to lift restrictions on congregation size
byBy Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court May 29 chose not to intervene in an emergency appeal by a church…
Bishops ‘sickened’ by Floyd’s death, urge racism be met ‘head-on’
byBy Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Catholic bishops said May 29 they “are broken-hearted, sickened and outraged to watch another…
Gomez: Killing of Floyd is a ‘sin that cries out to heaven for justice’
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis “was senseless and brutal, a sin that cries out to heaven for…
Encyclical calls all Catholics to work toward Christian unity, says bishop
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The 25th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical “Ut Unum Sint” should remind Catholics “the way of ecumenism…
Planned Parenthood urged to return $80 million in PPP funds
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The head of National Right to Life and other pro-life leaders criticized Planned Parenthood affiliates for applying for and…