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…
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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…
In Appalachia and Silicon Valley, bishops see good and stark in the pandemic
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — With a lot of physical ground to cover, a priority for Lexington Bishop John E. Stowe is…
Pandemic inspires artist to create icon of Christ as healer
byBy Michelle Martin Catholic News Service CHICAGO — When word came that Illinois residents were being asked to stay home and the Archdiocese of Chicago…
Congress urged to address needs of minorities in new pandemic relief bill
byBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — The needs of poor and minority communities that face greater health risks from pollution and economic disparities…
Prayers pouring into Baltimore Archdiocese offer window into pandemic
byBy Tim Swift Catholic News Service BALTIMORE — As the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed the country and filled hospitals with patients suffering from COVD-19 symptoms, hundreds…
Emergency multitasking: Vatican says keep all vulnerable in mind
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Internally displaced people — those forced to flee their homes, but who do not cross into…
Dolphins coach Don Shula remembered as unassuming, daily Massgoing man
byBy Lynn Ramsey Catholic News Service MIAMI — Miami Dolphins fans knew Don Shula for his success on the field. But those blessed to see…
Rural life novena ends on May 15 feast of St. Isidore, farmers’ patron
byBy Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A rural life novena to St. Isidore, patron saint of farmers, begins May 7 and ends May…