Biden repeats call for unity, says faith can show way forward in dark times
For many in the nation, this is a dark time because of job loss, hunger, evictions, sickness and death because of COVID-19, "so where do we turn? Faith" President Joe Biden said, addressing the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 4.
Keeping promise made at Jesuit event, Biden raises refugee cap to 125,000
In November, incoming U.S. President Joe Biden said at a Jesuit Refugee Service event that he would be heading in a dramatically different direction than the previous administration on refugee admissions.
Bishops in Republic of Congo worried presidential election won’t be fair
Catholic bishops in the Republic of Congo voiced "grave reservations" about the fairness of the March 21 presidential election, in which 77-year-old President Denis Sassou-Nguesso seeks a new term after 37 years in power.
Caritas: Access to vaccine not as equitable as it should be
Caritas Internationalis called on world leaders to set aside national and political agendas that seek returns on their investments in the COVID-19 vaccine and instead focus on its equitable distribution, especially in poor countries.
Online ‘prayer marathon’ planned for day of prayer against trafficking
Organizers of the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking are hosting a cross-continental "prayer marathon" Feb. 8 to pray for an economy free of exploited, trafficked persons.
Benedict XVI Institute in San Francisco launches ‘Year for the Homeless’
The Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred Music and Divine Worship in the San Francisco Archdiocese Feb. 4 launched a "Year for the Homeless," which includes calling people to prayer, commissioning a special requiem Mass and holding a series of fundraisers via Zoom to help the homeless.
Vietnam closes schools, ceremonies for Tet after COVID-19 variant spreads
Vietnamese dioceses called off some ceremonies planned for Tet, the Lunar New Year, after a new COVID-19 variant spread to more than 10 cities and provinces.
Pro-life women’s clinic supported by donations to Charity & Development Appeal
The Hope Mobile, a bright pink, 32-foot RV offers free ultrasounds to women as they approach the Glendale branch of the nation’s largest abortion provider.
Catholic Health Association launches initiative to confront racism
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the nation's movement for racial reckoning, the Catholic Health Association of the United States announced an initiative to confront racism in the provision of health care.
Black Catholic is trailblazer in science; she has been geneticist for 56 years
As a child, Sheila Stiles Jewell played outside of the public housing where her family lived in Memphis. She felt one with nature weaving clover and catching bumblebees, not realizing that she was really feeding her curiosity for science and the natural world.
