Even in time of pandemic, Easter proclaims the victory of life, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In a dark and nearly empty St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis blessed a fire, lit the…
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Pope leads Way of the Cross in empty, torch-lit St. Peter’s Square
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — For the first time in his papacy, Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross…
On Holy Thursday, pope thanks God for world’s priests
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Unable to invite Rome’s priests to mark Holy Thursday in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis thanked…
El Paso bishop calls for release of nonviolent migrants in detention
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow in the U.S. faster than anywhere else in the world,…
Vatican calls for creative ways to protect elderly from loneliness
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Local churches and individuals must do more to help and to protect the elderly from loneliness…
COVID-19 in Guayaquil: ‘This is a matter that touches everyone’
byBy Barbara Fraser Catholic News Service LIMA, Peru — Hospitals and funeral homes in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, are overwhelmed by the rising number of…
Gomez: Churches may be closed, but ‘Lord’s heart remains’ open to all
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Disease and death have darkened the world this Lent and Holy Week, with our societies shut down by…
Cardinal Pell released from prison after court overturns conviction
byBy Michael Sainsbury Catholic News Service VALLA BEACH, Australia — Cardinal George Pell has been released from prison after 405 days behind bars after the…
Pope on Palm Sunday: Life, measured by love, is meant to serve others
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With a small procession down the vast and empty central nave of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope…
Googling ‘prayer’ has skyrocketed with coronavirus spread, expert says
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service ROME — Google searches for “prayer” have surged worldwide in step with the surge of emerging cases of COVID-19,…