It’s Time For The Church To Lead By Example
A new kind of front line is emerging on the scene of the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States: that of workers and security guards in retail establishments that have...
Author: CNS
After Spate Of Protests, Bishops Again Express Sorrow Over Floyd Killing, Racism
By Rhina Guidos – Even as the United States still finds itself grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, outrage, grief and anger over the latest killing of an unarmed black man outweighed caution as hundreds...
Four SA Catholics: Understanding God in African Cultural Tradition
A group of South African women took part in an international pilgrimage to Greece. CHRISTINE SCHENK spoke to four of them on their experience of being women in the Catholic Church. Two months ago—just...
Pope: Pandemic Calls Christians To Change The Course Of Their Lives
By Cindy Wooden – As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, Pope Francis joined an initiative of the Anglican Church, praying that people would be converted and use the pandemic’s disruption to begin anew. “The Holy Spirit...
Pope On Pentecost: Church United By Spirit, Not Personal Beliefs
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Just as the apostles were united once they received the Holy Spirit, the church is united by that same spirit and not by keeping company just with those...
Some European Catholic Leaders Echo Pope’s Call For Universal Basic Wage
By Jonathan Luxmoore – Catholic groups across Europe have echoed Pope Francis’ call for a universal basic wage as part of recovery plans after the coronavirus pandemic. “No one in the church should be...
Priest’s Treasured Chalice Resurfaces After Going Missing For Five Years
By Tim Swift – Like many people, the Rev Shawn Brandon, pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, has had more time on his hands while sheltering in place during the coronavirus pandemic, but little...
Vatican Supports Day To Remember Coronavirus Victims
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, publicly supporting a proposal to establish a national day in Italy to commemorate the tens of thousands of people who lost...
Evangelist: Pandemic Has Changed Parish Outreach Methods Forever
By Peter Finney Jr – During two months of social isolation, the work of American business has migrated, ready or not, into the home. If pajamas have become the new workplace attire and the sofa...
US Bishops Sickened By George Floyd’s Death
By Julie Asher – The US Catholic bishops said May 29 they “are broken-hearted, sickened and outraged to watch another video of an African American man being killed before our very eyes.” “What’s more astounding...
Pope To Lead World Shrines In Rosary Prayer For Pandemic May 30
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis will lead the major shrines around the world in praying the rosary to implore Mary’s intercession and protection amid the coronavirus pandemic. The pope will pray at the...
Pope: Prayer Is Powerful And Life-Giving
By Cindy Wooden – Prayer is powerful not because it changes God or God’s plans, but because it changes individuals and communities, one heart at a time, Pope Francis said. “Prayer is powerful because it...
