July 16 virtual pilgrimage to Lourdes to affirm prayer against COVID-19
An international virtual pilgrimage to the sanctuary of Lourdes, France, will "affirm the power of prayer" against COVID-19, said the shrine's vice rector.
Priest begins offering drive-through confessions in church parking lot
He has even thought through traffic flow, extra passengers and those who want to go "behind the screen."
Deacon-physician says everyone can help limit spread of virus
They're commonsense measures that bear repeating though this Q-&-A offers additional insight for faith-based people.
Brothers describe what ‘crystallized’ decision to choose religious life
God is a being of "hints and whispers" when it comes to vocations.
Vatican secretary of state congratulates Trump, offers prayers
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Congratulating Donald Trump for his victory in the U.S. presidential election, the Vatican secretary of state expressed hope that people would work together “to change the global situation, which is a situation of serious laceration, serious conflict.”
Advent message
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Via El Paso bishop, Pope Francis sends rosaries for mass shooting victims
WASHINGTON (CNS) — During a January visit with Vatican officials to report on the status of his diocese, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, mentioned to Pope Francis the tragic events that took place at home Aug. 3, 2019.
Death toll in Bahamas likely higher than reported, local resident says
MIAMI (CNS) — The Bahamanian government’s estimated death toll from Hurricane Dorian is likely to rise if and when members of the Haitian immigrant community are accounted for and when search and rescue operations begin in earnest, said an attorney in the Bahamas.
Letters to Blessed John Henry Newman show his role as pastor, evangelist
OXFORD, England (CNS) — Thousands of documents relating to England’s 19th-century convert-cardinal, Blessed John Henry Newman, are being released ahead of his Oct. 13 canonization, highlighting his role as a pastor and evangelist, said Church experts.
Church leaders, diplomats come together to pray for work of United Nations
NEW YORK (CNS) — Bishop Paul Hinder, apostolic vicar of Southern Arabia, told U.N. diplomats and other attendees at a New York prayer service Sept. 16 that “all of humanity is bound by a basic fraternity grounded in the God Who has created us.”
