A Time to Speak — Help connect your college-bound grad to the church
byWith so many parish activities closed due to the coronavirus, some worry that a few Catholics might not come back to Mass and the…
Colleges postpone graduation plans
byBellarmine and Spalding universities will delay plans for commencement ceremonies, according to announcements from the two institutions. Bellarmine announced plans to host a commencement…
Students earn master’s degrees from St. Meinrad
bySixty students received master’s degrees from St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Ind., at the end of the spring 2020…
In Arkansas family, all hands put to work to design children’s missalette
byBy Aprille Hanson Catholic News Service LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Grace Dickinson is blunt in her 12-year-old wisdom — the Catholic missalette is boring. But…
Nun leads young Kenyans to make ‘little contributions’ to Laudato Si’
byBy Catholic News Service NAIROBI, Kenya — A Catholic nun is working with young Kenyans to put Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical, “Laudato Si’” into action….
Jesuit presents book on how religion, ethics can shape refugee response
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — As the global number of refugees is at an all-time high of more than 70 million, the…
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…
Poland marks centenary of St. John Paul’s birth
byBy Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Catholic bishops urged citizens to learn from St. John Paul II in coming to terms…
St. Peter’s Basilica reopens to the public
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Almost 10 weeks after St. Peter’s Basilica was closed to the public in cooperation with Italy’s…
Vatican announces Laudato Si’ anniversary year
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican announced that it will commemorate the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on…