A number of media viewing platforms are now offering more stringent parental controls.

Dioceses and other organizations around the world are planning to mark the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on care for creation with online events and prayers during Laudato Si’ Week May 16-24, 2020.

Here are the texts of two prayers, written by Pope Francis, for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Catholic News Service asked a variety of people in late April: “Is there something you’ve really missed that you will be sure to do once this is over? Is there something you’ve done in lockdown that you want to be sure to keep doing later?”

Everything moves so fast that we do not take stock of how we are living and why. The deep existential questions that philosophers of old reflected on have fallen by the wayside and replaced with fast-paced communication that necessitates lack of deep reflection.

A year in the life of what it calls “the Catholic world’s biggest theater of faith” is chronicled in the documentary “Inside the Vatican,” a BBC production premiering on PBS Tuesday, April 28, 8-10 p.m. CDT. Viewers should check local listings, though, since broadcast times may vary.

The belief that someone (or some computer) is crunching vast amounts of data to discern the behavior of a microscopic virus gives us a certain sense of security. It provides a small layer of cognitive protection between us and the reality that nature cannot be fully captured by graphs and algorithms.

The annual survey of seminarians scheduled for priestly ordination this year reveals continuing trends and suggests potential trends in the making.