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USCCB committee chair encourages lawmakers in providing COVID-19 aid
A USCCB chairman is encouraging lawmakers as they consider relief to those suffering from coronavirus.
Pope entrusts world threatened by coronavirus pandemic to Mary
Pope Francis entrusted to Jesus' mother the suffering and anguish of millions of people affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Pope asks prison community to compose Via Crucis meditations
Pope Francis has asked the prisoners, guards and a chaplain to write this year's Way of the Cross meditations ...
Vatican closes museums, beefs up measures to stop virus spread
The Vatican has instituted new measures and closures to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Pope chooses 'synodality' as theme for 2022 synod
The next world Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, which will take place in October 2022, will have the theme: "For a synodal Church: Communion, participation and mission."
Fewer U.S. Catholics see Christian persecution as an urgent issue, poll finds
The number of U.S. Catholics who think Christian persecution is very severe declined by 11 percent.
Vatican takes steps to stop spread of coronavirus
The month of March is usually when tourists flock to the Eternal City after the cold winter months and pilgrims come to pray at many holy sites during the Lenten season.
Newark auxiliary bishop recalled as 'humble man' who served God, country
The late Bishop Charles J. McDonnell, retired auxiliary bishop of Newark, who died Feb. 13 at age 91, is being remembered as a humble man who answered the call to serve God and country.
As COVID-19 spreads, Catholic entities worldwide take precautions
Catholic aid agencies are protecting their staff's safety as they increase their worldwide efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.
Pope names three auxiliaries for Newark Archdiocese
Pope Francis has appointed three New Jersey priests – Msgr. Gregory Studerus, Benedictine Father Elias Lorenzo and Father Michael Saporito – to be auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey.
Pope recognizes miracle in sainthood cause of young tech whiz
Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old...
Catholic Scout councils not affected by bankruptcy case, chairman says
Boy Scout councils and units sponsored by Catholic parishes and other entities will not be affected by the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed by the Boy Scouts of America.
Roar from congregation greets Philadelphia's new shepherd at installation
Archbishop Nelson J. Perez placed a mark of familiarity on the formality of rites in the Mass that installed him as the new archbishop of Philadelphia.
Virgil Dechant, past supreme knight of Knights of Columbus, dies at 89
Virgil C. Dechant, the longest-serving supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, holding the office from 1977 to 2000, died in his sleep Feb. 15 in his hometown of Leawood. He was 89.
Women religious worldwide work to address affordable housing, homelessness
Tommy Dunphy, a 37-year-old native of California's San Gabriel Valley, is no stranger to the streets of Los Angeles' Skid Row.
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