The Good Steward — Holiday in the time of pandemic
byHolidays can be hard times for people who are in poor health, homeless or who are experiencing emotional or financial difficulties. Especially during this…
Religious freedom advocates: Will new administration continue support?
byBy Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — One of the most frequently expressed questions during an international religious freedom symposium Nov. 19 was…
Catholic Education Foundation celebrates 25 years
byWhen the Catholic Education Foundation was founded, it awarded scholarships to 220 students totaling $110,000. Now, in its 25th year, it provided assistance to…
Gregory: Report is ‘tragic chronicle’ of ‘devious’ churchman, church failures
byBy Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory of Washington said the Vatican’s report on former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick…
Two men will be ordained deacons
bySeminarians Loi Dinh Pham and Quan Minh Nguyen, who will be ordained to the transitional diaconate at the end of November, said they are…
Living Mission — Death is universal, but funeral practices are different
byHuman beings around the world experience the same basic life events. The sequence, the length, the impact of events may vary, but most of…
Bishops’ anti-racism ad hoc committee up for reauthorization
byBy Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops are considering renewing the mandate of their Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism for…
Bishops consider COVID-19, racism additions to four-year strategic plan
byBy Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Although the U.S. bishops’ four-year strategic plan was adopted one year ago, it was not scheduled…
Bishops, in virtual meeting, focus on McCarrick report, pandemic, racism
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The first day of the virtual fall assembly of the U.S. Catholic bishops, Nov. 16, included…
Alito sees religious freedom ‘fast becoming’ a ‘disfavored right’ among some
byBy Julie Asher, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Religious liberty “is fast becoming a disfavored right” in certain quarters in this country, Supreme Court…