Memorial Mass Recalls Those Lost to COVID-19, Offers Solace for Mourners
By Beth Griffin
BRONX, N.Y. (CNS) — As names of their loved ones lost to COVID-19 were read from the altar at St. John-Visitation Church,...
OCP Launches Program to Provide Personal Missals to Parishioners Amid Pandemic
By Colleen Rowan
WHEELING, W.Va. (CNS) — Oregon Catholic Press has launched the Parishioner Personal Missal Program, offering members of parish communities the opportunity to...
Santa Fe Archdiocese Closes Churches for Indoor Worship amid New Mexico’s...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CNS) — Archbishop John C. Wester said a decision to close Catholic churches in the Santa Fe Archdiocese for indoor worship amid...
Bishops: Relief Will Help Many; Lack of Hyde Protections ‘nconscionable’
By Julie Asher
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law March 11 by President Joe Biden, will provide relief...
San Francisco archbishop examines abortion, Communion in pastoral letter
SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) — A pastoral letter issued May 1 by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone focuses on the unborn, Communion and Catholics...
All Souls’ Day 2020 is Poignant Reminder of COVID-19
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The feast of All Souls’ Day -- November 2, when Catholics remember and pray for the dead, has weighted...
Priests Support ‘Spiritual Communion’ as COVID-19 Cases Spike Again
By Chaz Muth
LEWES, Del. (CNS) — When Father Brian S. Lewis celebrates Mass these days, it’s being filmed and uploaded to YouTube so that...
Nuncio points to dialogue as a step toward unity after pandemic
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The papal nuncio to the United States told the U.S. bishops that dialogue is a key step on the...
Washington cardinal leads worldwide rosary for end to COVID-19 pandemic
By Richard Szczepanowski
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory led a recitation of rosary May 17, imploring Mary to “entrust to her Son”...
‘We Want God,’ Oregon Protesters Say, Demanding Expanded Church Attendance
By Ed Langlois
SALEM, Ore. (CNS) — More than 400 flag-waving, rosary-toting demonstrators huddled outside the Oregon Capitol Nov. 28 to press against state coronavirus...