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Coakley: Loans keep essential ministries going during national emergencyWASHINGTON (CNS) -- The chairman of the U.S. bishops' domestic policy committee said the federal emergency "bridge loans" that dioceses, parishes and other Catholic entities applied for provided a lifeline, [...]
Sanctuaries, shrines Catholics can visit virtually in Europe, MideastROME (CNS) -- Despite ongoing and unpredictable travel restrictions, there are still a number of important sites, shrines and sanctuaries people can "visit" online in Europe and the Middle East. In [...]
Survey of bishops reveals how pandemic has shaken diocesan, parish lifeCLEVELAND (CNS) -- Nearly every bishop responding to a survey said the coronavirus pandemic has seriously affected the celebration of the sacraments and rites and sacramental preparation programs in their [...]
Update: Navy revises policy on service members attending services off baseWASHINGTON (CNS) -- A prohibition by some U.S. Navy commands against active service members participating in off-base indoor religious services over coronavirus fears has now been revised, allowing attendance at [...]
July 16 virtual pilgrimage to Lourdes to affirm prayer against COVID-19OXFORD, England (CNS) -- An international virtual pilgrimage to the sanctuary of Lourdes, France, will "affirm the power of prayer" against COVID-19, said the shrine's vice rector. "Lourdes is all about [...]
Hard-hit Italian hospital has no more COVID-19 patients in intensive careROME (CNS) -- Staff at the Pope John XXIII hospital in Bergamo -- once the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy -- announced they had no more patients with [...]
Trumps decision to withdraw U.S. from WHO deeply regrettable, CHA saysWASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Catholic Health Association July 7 said it was "deeply regrettable" that President Donald Trump has formally withdrawn the U.S. from the World Health Organization during a [...]
Catholic universities oppose ICE guidance for international studentsWASHINGTON (CNS) -- U.S. Catholic college and university leaders have joined the nation's higher education community in condemning a new policy announced by the Trump administration that would prevent international [...]
Pope: Migrants seeking new life end up instead in hell of detentionVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Decrying the unimaginable "hell" migrants experience in detention centers, Pope Francis urged all Christians to examine how they do or don't help -- as Jesus commanded [...]
Trump expected to refile paperwork soon in his effort to end DACAWASHINGTON (CNS) -- President Donald Trump is expected to refile paperwork during the second week of July to end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, following [...]
Christian clergy: Israels West Bank plans could be catastrophicJERUSALEM (CNS) -- The threatened Israeli annexation of territory in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley could be "the final straw" for a viable Christian presence in Palestine, said [...]
God listens to everybody — sinner, saint, victim, killer, pope saysVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Everyone lives a life that is often inconsistent or a "contradiction" because people can be both a sinner and a saint, a victim and a tormentor, [...]
CHA head urges Trump not to pull U.S. out of World Health OrganizationWASHINGTON (CNS) -- The head of the Catholic Health Association has urged President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision to pull the United States out of the United Nations' World [...]
Police Appeal For Return Of Stolen Tabernacle Containing The EucharistWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 18, 2020 / 02:18 pm MT (CNA).- Police are appealing to the public for help and a parish is requesting prayers after a tabernacle containing the [...]
Eucharist heals, gives strength to serve others, pope saysVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Eucharist heals people of their wounds, emptiness and sadness, and gives them the strength to share Christ's loving mercy with others, Pope Francis said. The joy [...]
Maintain routine, stay connected and rely on prayer, counselor advisesARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) -- With the rapid changes brought on by COVID-19, there is an incredible level of stress for everyone in the country. We have worries about our families, [...]
Pope Offers Spiritual Communion PrayerAs more Catholics around the world find themselves unable to receive the Eucharist due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis provided an example of a spiritual communion prayer that can [...]
If you cant go to confession, take your sorrow directly to God, pope saysVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- People who cannot get to confession because of the coronavirus lockdown or another serious reason can go to God directly, be specific about their sins, request [...]

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Pope Worried About Nuclear War

Pope Francis syas he was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that [...]

Chile and Peru Await Pope Francis

Pope Francis will begin the New Year with a trip to Chile and Peru (January [...]

Bangladesh: Shared Desire for Genuine, Lasting Peace

"Our meeting, which brings together representatives of the various religious communities present in this country, [...]

Bangladesh: Pope Comforts Elderly, Children

Pope Francis on December 2, 2017, made a private visit to the "Mother Teresa House" [...]

Farewell from Bangladesh at Dhaka International Airport

Pope Francis departed Dhaka International Airport on December 2, 2017, completed his apostolic journey to [...]

Defend Gods image by defending the Rohingya, Pope Urges

DHAKA, Bangladesh (CNS) -- Each human being is created in the image and likeness of God, [...]

Update: Fear and loathing: Rohingya crisis shows danger of identity politics

DHAKA, Bangladesh (CNS) -- The themes chosen by the local bishops for Pope Francis' visits to Myanmar [...]

Bangladesh: Pope”s Visit to the Monument of Martyrs of Savar

With the temperature soaring to almost 30 degrees centigrade, Pope Francis went by car to [...]

Myanmar: Churches of South East Asia Attend Mass with the Pope

Delegations from Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand, as well as Buddhist and Muslim representatives, [...]

Myanmar: A Voyage Marked by Unity, Affirms Greg Burke

"Unity in Diversity" was the main theme of Pope Francis" Apostolic Journey to Myanmar (Burma) [...]

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Pope Worried About Nuclear War

Chile and Peru Await Pope Francis

Bangladesh: Shared Desire for Genuine, Lasting Peace

Bangladesh: Pope Comforts Elderly, Children

Farewell from Bangladesh at Dhaka International Airport

Defend Gods image by defending the Rohingya, Pope Urges

Update: Fear and loathing: Rohingya crisis shows danger of identity politics

Bangladesh: Pope”s Visit to the Monument of Martyrs of Savar

Myanmar: Churches of South East Asia Attend Mass with the Pope

Myanmar: A Voyage Marked by Unity, Affirms Greg Burke

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