As the coronavirus pandemic enters its second year, the increasing number of vaccinations may qualify as an authentic sign of hope as the Easter season begins.
Are increased vaccinations a genuine sign of hope this Easter?
Catholic leaders call for end to violence against transgender people
Supporters of a compromise measure called the Fairness for All Act say this proposal would establish “much-needed civil rights for LGBTQ persons” and at the same time provide “robust protections for religious freedom.”
Cardinal, at pope’s Good Friday service, decries divisions within church
Pope Francis presided over the liturgy April 2, but as is customary, the preacher of the papal household, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, gave the homily.
Pope visits Vatican vaccination clinic for the poor
The Vatican is providing vaccinations against COVID-19 to the poor and refugees and is expected to serve 1,200 people.
$20 million loan allows mission society’s investment to expand in Africa
A $20 million loan from the U.S. international development bank will allow a program started by the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States to expand social-impact investing in enterprises operated by the Catholic Church in Africa.
Pope celebrates Holy Thursday Mass with Cardinal Becciu
Pope Francis celebrated a private Mass on Holy Thursday with Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the former prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes.
Iowa reaches out to dioceses on getting vaccines to underserved groups
Getting vaccines to underserved populations in Iowa — immigrants, refugees, Hispanics, African Americans and other communities — needs to happen through their faith communities and other local groups they trust.
U.S., Mexico bishops urge political leaders to ‘welcome, protect’ migrants
Catholic bishops who head the U.S. and Mexico dioceses along the border that separates them, along with the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee, issued a joint statement April 1 urging governments, political leaders and civil society to “work together to welcome, protect, promote and integrate migrants.”