Children’s Book Chronicling Saints’ Lives Shows They Were ‘Relentlessly Human’
By George P. Matysek Jr.
BALTIMORE (CNS) — Serenely peering out from stained-glass or standing atop pedestals while piously presenting the instruments of their martyrdom,...
Hope Can Overcome the Most Painful Experiences, Msgr. Bransfield Tells USCCB
By Dennis Sadowski
CLEVELAND (CNS) — Suffering, physical or otherwise, “never cancels hope” no matter the circumstances, Msgr. J. Brian Bransfield told the bishops gathered...
Called to the Priesthood: My Surprise Los Angeles Story
By Daniel J. Roberts
National Vocations Awareness Week is Nov. 1-7.
(CNS) I arrived in Los Angeles on Oct. 4, 2007, the feast of St. Francis...
COVID-19 is a ‘New World’ for Priests, Ministers Caring for Sick...
By: Andy Telli
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — Providing pastoral care for the sick and homebound during the COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge for priests, deacons and...
How PPP Funding Helped One Parish Weather the 2020 Pandemic
By Tom Tracy
If last year’s Paycheck Protection Program was like a matching grant, prompting recipients to stretch resources in order to maintain payroll and...
Barrett’s Supreme Court Nomination Gives Spotlight to Notre Dame Law School
By: Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) — If Judge Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, she will be the first Notre Dame Law School...
‘Faithful Citizenship’ Reminder: Gospel Cannot be Parsed in Partisan Terms
By: Dennis Sadowski
CLEVELAND (CNS) — The U.S. bishops’ quadrennial document on political responsibility is rooted in the Catholic Church’s long-standing moral tradition that upholds human...
CHA Letter to Biden Reveals Extensive List of Health Care Priorities
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Catholic Health Association issued an extensive list of priorities it would like President-elect Joe Biden’s administration to pursue.
Those...
Catholics Involved in Giving, Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines
TIMONIUM, Md. (CNS) — Margaret Whitty didn’t hesitate when given the opportunity to be among the first residents of the Stella Maris Nursing Home...
Supreme Court Says Abortion Drugs Must Be Obtained In Person, Not...
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court Jan. 12 reinstated a federal requirement that women who are seeking abortion-inducing drugs must do so...