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,…
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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…
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,…
A Time to Speak — Maintaining mental and physical health
byThe COVID-19 outbreak has upended all our lives is so many different ways. Everyone has been affected, and depending on life circumstances, some more…
Living Mission – Cambodia’s struggle with COVID-19
byThe COVID-19 situation in Cambodia is rather fluid at the present time. The number of infections here is 107 and has been increasing slowly…
A parishioner finds lessons on her way home in the midst of a pandemic
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens and residents were abroad as news of the rapid spread of…
Sisters, volunteers sew face masks
byThroughout their 200-year history, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have responded during times of health crises. Whether that was in times of cholera,…