African bishops call for solidarity, including debt cancellation
byBy Francis Njuguna Catholic News Service NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa’s Catholic bishops have called on donor countries and agencies to exercise solidarity with the…
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Trusting in God does not mean never arguing with him, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In the story of the patriarch Abraham — honored by Jews, Christians and Muslims — faith…
Life and death: Pandemic forces world to confront its greatest fear
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — For Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, the coronavirus death toll,…
Supreme Court rejects appeals to lift restrictions on congregation size
byBy Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court May 29 chose not to intervene in an emergency appeal by a church…
Nazareth Home – Clifton battles virus
byThe Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are asking for prayers as residents and staff of their nursing home, Nazareth Home — Clifton, battle COVID-19….
Pope to lead world shrines in rosary prayer for pandemic May 30
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will lead the major shrines around the world in praying the rosary to…
Filters for Navajo aim to ease suffering
byBy Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer As the coronavirus digs deeper into Navajo Nation, infecting Native Americans at a higher rate than anywhere in…
2020 graduates find perspective in pandemic
byBy Kristen Graas’ accounting, she and her 121 Mercy Academy classmates, lost 52 days of the 1,362 school-year days promised to them as freshman….
Living Mission: Medical care hit or miss in Cambodia
byIn many parts of the world, as COVID-19 rears its head, normal practices and ways of life have been changed or abandoned. Life in…
Dioceses in U.S., Canada issue protocols for gradual reopening of churches
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Catholic dioceses around the United States and Canada are issuing guidelines and other protocols or otherwise planning for the…