U.S. Cardinal Burke on ventilator due to COVID-19
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke has been hospitalized and put on a ventilator less than one week after telling people he tested positive for the virus … Learn More
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Black priest: White nationalism the greatest threat to peace today
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Black priest who is Pax Christi USA’s “Teacher of Peace” award recipient for 2021 said white nationalism is “the greatest threat to peace in our time, … Learn More
Asian and Pacific Islander sisters in the US speak out against hate incidents
The recent rise in hate crimes against Asians in the U.S. is sparking concern for Catholic women religious from Asian and Pacific Island countries. Some have experienced verbal abuse, while … Learn More
Leaders figuring out how to get Catholics back to in-person Mass
A woman receives Communion at St. John the Baptist Church in Monroe, Mich., amid the coronavirus pandemic. An understanding of the importance of the Eucharist is seen as key to … Learn More
Diocesan program helps Hispanic women have ‘more of a voice’ in community
Camila Valencia and Meg Campos of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Lexington, Ky., stand in front of the Centro de San Juan Diego in this undated photo. The community … Learn More
Deaf priest works to help others understand deafness as a culture
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Father Min Seo Park, one of fewer than two dozen deaf priests worldwide, thinks deafness is hardly a disability and is working to help others realize that … Learn More
N.J. cardinal asks Catholics to sign petition to Congress on Hyde Amendment
NEWARK, N.J. (CNS) — Taxpayer-funded abortion “represents a failure to recognize the sanctity of human life and promotes a culture in which human life in its most vulnerable moment is … Learn More
Next term: Court to take up religious schools, rejects wedding florist
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The day after issuing its final opinions for the current term, the Supreme Court announced it was taking up one religious rights case and rejecting another for … Learn More
Activists see temporary stop of federal executions as a starting point
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is a step in the right direction, but not enough. The order, … Learn More
Prayer and the Declaration of Independence
As we celebrate the Fourth of July this year, let us remember the important role that prayer played in the American struggle for independence. On that first day, when the … Learn More