Pandemic casts spotlight on a nearly forgotten martyr: St. Corona
BONN, Germany (CNS) — She had become nearly forgotten. Little is known about the young woman who was killed for her Christian faith, presumably in the second century A.D. But now, a pandemic is shedding light on her: St. Corona.
During pandemic, priests work to bridge distance between deceased, family
The ministers are also offering blessings and a dignified temporary place of rest before the departed's ultimate burial.
Texas Catholic family’s quarantine dancing video goes viral
HOUSTON (CNS) — When health officials recommended self-isolation to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Ali Hoffman and her parents, Michael and Michele, found themselves quarantined in their Fort Worth-area home.
COVID-19 is not God’s judgment, but a call to live differently, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is not God’s judgment on humanity, but God’s call on people to judge what is most important to them and resolve to act accordingly from now on, Pope Francis said.
Accurate count enables local Church to carry out mission
Participation in the U.S. Census is not only constitutional, it’s biblical. St. Luke makes note of this when describing the birth of Jesus.
Priority on economy over people may lead to ‘viral genocide,’ pope warns
Some governments that have imposed lockdown measures "show the priority of their decisions: people first."
Via phone, priest helps dying man through act of contrition, prayer
The phone was his lifeline, literally, to the sacrament of reconciliation.
As people are ordered to stay home, pope calls for help for homeless
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As national and local governments have been issuing stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis asked people to pray for and assist those who are homeless.
Forty years after St. Romero’s martyrdom, El Salvador sees a harvest of martyrs
Soon-to-be Blessed Rutilio Grande and companions
March 12, 1977: MartyredAug. 16, 2016: Local canonization process ceremonially closedFeb. 22, 2020: Martyrdom formally recognized
Fr. Rutilio Grande, SJJuly 5, 1928: BornJuly 30,...
Antoinette Bosco, retired CNS columnist, death penalty opponent, dies at 91
The mother of seven, including a homeless boy she adopted, wrote for the Catholic news wire for 37 years and other secular publications.
