Joining Catholic Church amid pandemic is ‘courageous choice,’ says priest
By Jai Agnish
NEWARK, N.J. (CNS) — At parishes across the Archdiocese of Newark, the Easter Vigil will mark a significant milestone for catechumens ready...
Journalist Tells of Look nto Abuse Report, What Lies Ahead for...
By Matthew Gambino Catholic News Service
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- The clergy sex abuse crisis that engulfed the U.S. church -- and has since spread globally...
Archbishop Leads Rosary, Exorcism to Bring Peace to Portland, Oregon
By Ed Langlois
PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — Dakota Hulsey was diligently setting up tables in a downtown Portland restaurant on October 17.
Out of the corner...
National Shrine to host May 17 worldwide praying of the Rosary
By Richard Szczepanowski
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will host a recitation of the rosary on Monday,...
Catholic college graduations, like the academic year, have made changes
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic college graduation ceremonies — like everything else this past year — look different. But they are primarily happening...
Nine Sisters of St. Joseph Die in COVID-19 Outbreak in New...
ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS) — As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise in the United States, the pandemic has taken a terrible toll on...
Seminaries begin committing to sexual misconduct policy benchmarks
By Dennis Sadowski
CLEVELAND (CNS) — Fifteen seminaries have committed to meeting five sexual misconduct policy benchmarks developed by a group of laypeople, seminary leaders and...
Bishops Say Order on LBGTQ Equality Has Implications for Religious Liberty
By Julie Asher
WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging executive order to extend existing federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people exceeds the U.S. Supreme...
Pandemic Opens the Way to New Possibilities of Evangelization, Bishops Say
By Dennis Sadowski
CLEVELAND (CNS) — The coronavirus pandemic may have led to debilitating isolation among Catholics, but it has not lessened people’s hunger for...
Miami archbishop, Boston cardinal, pastor offer prayers, comfort at site
SURFSIDE, Fla. (CNS) — After spending time at Surfside’s informal Wall of Remembrance memorial for the victims of the Champlain Towers South collapse, Miami...