Catholic Charities staff are warning that the coronavirus pandemic presents a stark threat to the U.S. homeless population.
Charities staff see pandemic posing stark threat to homeless population
Forty years after his martyrdom, St. Romero influences U.S. church
After his martyrdom March 24, 1980, El Salvador’s St. Oscar Romero’s example and legacy of solidarity with the poor remained a mission for the U.S. church
In the time of COVID-19, the cloistered life offers lessons for the world
“This can be a time for blessings,” Sister Maria Elena Romero said. “But you have to take advantage of it, to see the good side of it, and then it can be a blessed time, a time to ask for mercy, to give thanks, to think about others, to reflect.”
Human rights across supply chains raise shareholder concerns
Shareholders are engaging executives of two large cruise line companies to ensure that human rights are followed throughout the firms’ supply chains.
As lockdown continues, pope prays for lonely elderly
Pope Francis urged Christians March 17 to remember the elderly who are suffering not only loneliness but also fear due to the spread of the coronavirus.
Masses on TV, social media provide alternatives to closed church doors
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In pandemic-unnerved America, we’re all shut-ins now. In another time, just about any city of a certain size had television station that offered […]
Catholic nursing homes respond to coronavirus restrictions
Officials at this Catholic nursing home and others around the U.S. are responding to the coronavirus pandemic with restrictions for elderly residents.
Churches begin canceling Masses in effort to stem COVID-19 pandemic
In an effort to stem the pandemic of COVID-19, bishops’ conferences and dioceses around the world began suspending public Masses.