U.S. dioceses adopt wide-ranging plans to limit spread of coronavirus
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Dioceses nationwide are taking precautions to guard against the spread of the coronavirus and reminding parishioners to take…
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Coronavirus cases from R.I. Catholic school trip closes building for week
byBy Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — While school systems around the country are discussing what to do in response to the coronavirus,…
Privacy concerns prompt suggestion priests not vote in Minnesota primary
byBy Joe Ruff Catholic News Service ST. PAUL, Minn. — Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis shared some advice from the…
Catholic recalls standing her ground on train by staying seated
byBy Jo Ann Zuniga Catholic News Service HOUSTON — Gertrudejane Holliday Stone, a parishioner at St. Mary of the Purification Church in Houston, was…
Book Review — Guide to fasting offers helpful information for Lenten discipline
byBy Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service “Eat, Fast, Feast: Heal Your Body While Feeding Your Soul — A Christian Guide to Fasting” by Jay W….
Social justice lobby’s roundtable tour reveals rural needs
byBy Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Few people might have noticed it, but Network, a Catholic social justice lobby, conducted a series of…
L.A. Religious Education Congress speakers emphasize evangelizing, mercy
byBy Tom Hoffarth and Pablo Kay Catholic News Service LOS ANGELES — Sister Teresa Maya, one of the keynote speakers at the Religious Education Congress…
Appeals court upholds Trump administration’s Title X ‘Protect Life Rule’
byBy Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Feb. 24 upheld the Trump administration’s “Protect Life Rule” that enforces…
With no Ash Wednesday Masses, bishops in northern Italy share prayers
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — While Ash Wednesday Masses were canceled in several northern Italian dioceses to prevent the spread of the…
Shut off cellphone, open Bible for Lent, pope tells faithful
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Lent is a time to remove all distractions and bitterness from one’s life in order…