When the U.S. bishops decided to continue with their annual fall meeting despite a pandemic, they took it online, shortened its length but also its scope, leaving only the most essential matters on the to-do list.
In a year of racial strife, bishops share experiences in dioceses
Minnesota Catholic parishes, organizations help people find jobs amid pandemic
A faith-based career transitions group in Medina, MN, helps people find entry- to mid-level white-collar work by helping job searchers develop interview skills, hone resumes and foster contacts with people that can lead to jobs.
Pandemic opens the way to new possibilities of evangelization, bishops say
The coronavirus pandemic may have led to debilitating isolation among Catholics, but it has not lessened people’s hunger for the Eucharist, bishops across the country said.
Movie review: ‘Come Away’
Take “Peter Pan,” add a dash of “Alice in Wonderland,” stir in the poetry of William Butler Yeats and you have the recipe for “Come Away” an intriguing if slightly schizophrenic fairy tale.
Working group formed to deal with conflicts between Biden policies, church teaching
Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit will head up a special working group of the U.S. bishops to address issues surrounding the election of a Catholic president and policies that may come about that would be in conflict with Catholic teaching and the bishops’ priorities.
German, Swiss churches prepare for religious Christmas at home
Lutheran and Catholic churches in Switzerland and Germany are planning for people to celebrate religious Christmas services at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hornung, Notre Dame Heisman winner and Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer, dies
Paul Hornung, who won the Heisman Trophy while playing football for Notre Dame and had a Hall of Fame career with the illustrious Green Bay Packers teams of the 1960s, died Nov. 13 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Bishops reauthorize anti-racism ad hoc committee for three more years
The U.S. bishops renewed the mandate of their Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism for a second three-year term.