A Venezuelan doctor who treated patients during the Spanish flu pandemic and was one of the first to introduce microscopes to his nation’s hospitals was beatified April 30 in a ceremony held in Caracas.
Venezuela’s ‘doctor of the poor’ beatified in austere ceremony
At rosary, pope prays resources move from military to pandemic prevention
Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched a monthlong, global recitation of the rosary, pleading for Mary’s intercession for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In-person Mass feels more ‘grace-filled,’ says Oregon parishioner
Although safety concerns made it hard to return to Mass, celebrating in person has built a new zeal for worship.
Photos of the Week: April 26, 2021
In the spotlight: SpaceX launch, feast of St. George, Chauvin verdict, 108th birthday celebration
Pharmaceutical companies urged to stop using abortion-derived cell lines
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities has launched a campaign urging Catholics to write letters to pharmaceutical companies urging them to stop the use of abortion-derived cell lines in the development and testing of vaccines.
Photos of the Week: April 19, 2021
In the spotlight: Brooklyn Center shooting, Olympics countdown, Baby Fulton
Photos of the Week: March 29, 2021
In the spotlight: Southern tornadoes, Colorado shooting, St. Oscar Romero, refugee camp fire
Easter church attendance likely to be far behind pre-pandemic levels
According to Pew Research Center, only 3% of Catholic churches in the United States are open and having Mass as they had before the pandemic.