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Pope Francis will travel to Assisi Oct. 3 to sign an encyclical on the social, political and economic obligations that flow from a belief that all people are children of God and therefore brothers and sisters to one another.

John Davisson used the pandemic time to return to his childhood hobby: making Lego designs.

Due to the pandemic, Catholic schools prepare differently for a new school year using weekly online gatherings and prayer to focus on sharing faith, curriculum and staying healthy.

When he addresses, via video message, the U.N. General Assembly Sept. 15, Pope Francis is expected to speak about using the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to rethink economic, political and environmental policies in a way that will benefit humanity and the earth.

“Living through a historic pandemic, economic collapse and racial upheaval isn’t pretty, but it is instructive.”

Classes are scheduled to begin Sept. 1 in all CCS elementary schools and Sept. 8 at Cathedral High School.

The death of Michael Hickson, a 46-year-old quadriplegic, inside an Austin, Texas, hospice in June, pricked the conscience of Charlie Camosy.

“Monks have secrets worth knowing, and these can be invaluable when a coronavirus pandemic is forcing millions of us to live like monks.”