Bishops to Congress: Help Black families meet children’s educational needs
As the pandemic has "disproportionately affected" predominately Black communities and the Catholic schools that serve them, Congress must provide immediate financial help to families who have chosen these schools for their children's education, said the chairmen of three U.S. bishops' committees.
Jesuit superior warns of pandemic’s threat to democracy
Human lives and jobs are not the only things threatened by the coronavirus pandemic: In many countries, democracy and efforts to build a more just world also are under attack, said Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Jesuits.
Is 2020 the year that gets young people to polls in bigger numbers?
So why should anybody vote anyway? The Catholic Church sees voting as a moral obligation. The U.S. Catholic bishops' quadrennial document "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship" provides guidance to Catholic voters during a presidential election year and advises people they should be guided by their conscience rather than party affiliation.
HUD’s proposed fair housing rule should be withdrawn, say Catholic leaders
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA said the Trump administration should withdraw its proposed rule to replace the Obama administration's 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulation because the new rule "undermines efforts to promote fair housing and human dignity."
COVID pandemic should raise questions about faith, pope says
Besides the immediate considerations of trying to stay healthy, to mourn the dead and protect others, the coronavirus pandemic should be prompting Christians to reflect on their faith, Pope Francis wrote.
Rome parishes to lend classroom space to public schools
Public schools in Rome, like elsewhere in the world, are scrambling to ensure the safety of students and staff while also resuming classroom instruction.
Notre Dame won’t host Sept. 29 presidential debate; venue moves to Ohio
The University of Notre Dame has withdrawn as the host site for the first presidential debate, with its president saying the health precautions required because of COVID-19 "would have greatly diminished the educational value" of having the debate on campus.
Beatification of Father McGivney to take place Oct. 31 in Hartford, Conn.
Father Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, will be beatified during a special Mass Oct. 31 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford.
Regis Philbin dies; Catholic TV host logged 17,000-plus hours on tube
Regis Philbin, the Catholic talk- and game-show host whose career in television spanned six decades, died July 24 at age 88 of cardiovascular disease.
Show grandparents, the elderly that you care, pope tells young people
Pope Francis called on young people to reach out to their grandparents or the elderly who may be lonely or on their own.
