Naumann: Mark anniversary of ‘Gospel of Life’ with commitment to moms
byBy Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — St. John Paul II’s “prophetic encyclical” on the value and inviolability of human life, “The Gospel of…
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Forget me not: Prison ministry faces challenges of global pandemic
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As more countries continue to take precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the…
Complaining, inertia are seeds of the devil, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Many Christians are caught in a trap of complaining about everything and doing nothing about it,…
Catholic leaders praise Colorado’s repeal of death penalty
byBy Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Catholic leaders praised Colorado Gov. Jared Polis for signing a death penalty repeal bill into law March…
Catholic Charities of Tennessee balances tornado recovery, virus response
byBy Theresa Laurence Catholic News Service NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As Catholic Charities of Tennessee executive director Judy Orr leads her agency’s response to the deadly…
Pope announces extraordinary ‘urbi et orbi’ blessing March 27
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said he will give an extraordinary blessing…
No Mass, no offertory: Parish, diocesan, national collections take a hit
byBy Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — One byproduct of canceled Masses is no offertory collection. And a byproduct of no offertory collection is…
Here are the Luminous Mysteries of the rosary
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — St. John Paul II instituted the Luminous Mysteries of the rosary, or the “Mysteries of Light,” in his October…
Easter at home is an ‘opportunity for faith,’ Vatican official says
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With the prospect of trying to celebrate Easter without a large parish or Vatican liturgies,…
Priest begins offering drive-through confessions in church parking lot
byBy Josephine von Dohlen Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When public Masses in the Archdiocese of Washington were suspended in efforts to prevent the spread…