Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory led a recitation of rosary at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington as part of a worldwide prayer effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington cardinal leads worldwide rosary for end to COVID-19 pandemic
High court to hear major abortion case from Mississippi in its next term
The U.S. Supreme Court said in a May 17 order that it will hear oral arguments during its next term on a 2018 Mississippi abortion law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
‘Old habit’ of covering up abuse must stop everywhere, pope says
Abuse against a minor is a kind of “psychological murder” that can destroy the victim’s childhood.
Photos of the Week: May 17, 2021
In the spotlight: Israeli-Palestinian conflict, attempted-assassination anniversary, Our Lady of Fatima
Being a catechist is a vocation, pope says in establishing formal ministry
Bishops’ conferences will need to determine the “process of formation and the normative criteria for admission to this ministry” and devise “the most appropriate forms for the service which these men and women will be called to exercise,” the pope said.
Federal broadband subsidy to narrow digital divide, homework gap
As more Americans see internet connectivity for their homes every bit as essential as water, heat, electricity and telephone service, Congress has stepped in to give some of the nation’s most cash-strapped households a hand.
Bishops warn Britain new asylum system could increase trafficking
Catholic bishops have warned the British government that post-Brexit plans to tighten the asylum system would drive more immigrants into the hands of human trafficking gangs.
Catholic college graduations, like the academic year, have made changes
Catholic college graduation ceremonies happened in-person unlike last year, due to COVID-19 restrictions.