Washington Pastors Reflect on Capitol Attack That Hit Close to Home
By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Like many across the country, Father William Gurnee and Father Gary Studniewski watched in horror as a rioting mob...
National Prayer Vigil for Life Will Be Virtual This Year
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Each year on the night before the annual March for Life, at least 10,000 people have filled the Great Upper Church...
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...
Pew Report: Catholics, at 20% of Population, Make Up 30% of...
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholics, although they make up about 20% of the U.S. population, remain at 30% of the new Congress, according...
Tradition of Epiphany Door Blessing with Chalk is Symbol of Hope...
By George P. Matysek Jr.
BALTIMORE (CNS) — The ancient Christian tradition of marking doorways with blessed chalk on the feast of the Epiphany will...
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...
Church Leaders Stress Need for Christmas Hope After Challenging Year
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Christmas messages shared by U.S. Catholic leaders stressed the need to keep hope and faith alive this season particularly...
Bishops: Getting COVID-19 Vaccine is ‘Act of Charity,’ Supports the Common...
By Julie Asher
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The “gravity” of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and “the lack of availability of alternative vaccines,” are “sufficiently serious” reasons...
Pastor’s Stamps from Prized Collection Cover Cost of Evangelizing by Mail
By Kristen L. Byrd
GLEN ALLEN, Va. (CNS) — When St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Glen Allen received a bequest from the estate of...
‘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...