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As pandemic worsens in Brazil, pope tells bishops to be one with people
"Everyone knows what it takes. It is possible to overcome the pandemic," Pope Francis said in a video. "But we can do so only if we are united." Critics say Brazil has refused to adopt "evidence-based public health measures."
Fraternity needed to address global challenges, Vatican official says
Although the COVID pandemic brought awareness of "a world community sailing in the same boat," the race for vaccines revealed a "gap in access to basic care between developed countries and the rest of the world," said the Vatican's secretary of state.
Police fire tear gas into Haitian bishops’ Mass for freedom
The COVID-19 pandemic has not directly impacted Haiti's people but a secondary fallout -- high unemployment -- and mismanagement of the response have further strained local economies and led to growing anarchy, including attacks on clergy and religious.
‘Ministry of belonging’ connects young adults with, without intellectual disabilities
An archdiocesan effort is working to create genuine, person-to-person encounters among the next generation of faithful to "build a more just and compassionate community" for all. Several archdiocesan parishes and schools are doing just that.
Minneapolis archbishop calls for peace after fatal police shooting
After nights of protests in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, following the police shooting of Daunte Wright, Archbishop Bernard Hebda urged prayers for justice and peace. He was "inspired by the pleas for peace from the family of George Floyd" over the Wright shooting.
Catholic Labor Network report finds wage theft in construction industry
Because of the rise of subcontracting and cash payments in electrical and plumbing work in the District of Columbia, workers at many job sites get paid less than the minimum wage, which is $15 an hour.
Big pharmas urged to stop using abortion-derived cell lines
The U.S. bishops are asking Catholics to send a letter to five large drug companies because their production, testing or manufacture of vaccines have "made use of a cell line derived from an aborted baby," according to a sample letter.
Scholarship auction offers ‘Tuition4Me,’ and a win for all
An online fundraiser hosted by SS. Neumann-Goretti High School is helping to cut college costs, while raising money and boosting pandemic-hit higher education admissions.
After Knoxville shootings, a call to find solutions to violence
Bishop Richard Stika offered prayers for a teenager who was killed and an injured police officer involved in a school shooting, and he expressed concern about the deaths of four other teens at the school.
Women veterans invited to free online retreat
“The Flower That Shatters the Stone: A Springtime Retreat for Women Veterans” will be held April 17 -- join other women vets in discovering the beauty and promise we hold.