Spiritual lessons from a pandemic
Two pastors and one woman religious share what they've learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, along with their favorite saints and what they've been watching on Netflix.
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Trump’s decision to pull U.S. from WHO ‘deeply regrettable,’ CHA says
Withdrawing from the World Health Organization "is counterproductive" and ensures that the U.S. will have little influence to reform it, said the head of the Catholic Health Association.
Cardinal Tobin asks Trump to grant clemency to federal death-row inmate
On behalf of a prisoner he visited often, the archbishop of Newark asked the president to commute the death sentence of Dustin Lee Honken to "stem the tide of anger and revenge that threatens our country."
Black Catholic community hopeful activism will bring ‘season of change’
The protests over the killing of George Floyd have resulted in "a very strong tenor of hope" that everyone, including those of privilege, will work for racial justice, say Black Catholic leaders.
‘We all must get involved’ during pandemic, say Central American bishops
The bishops urged solidarity to provide health care and protect lives as the COVID-19 pandemic heaps misery and economic shocks on the poorer parts of the hemisphere.
100-plus bishops demand global supply chain regulations
"The coronavirus crisis," said a group of bishops, should be an opportunity "to put in place a new economic system that serves people and the planet first."
Work of ending racism shouldn’t be toppled by looting, Calif. bishop says
Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, where a statue of St. Junipero Serra was toppled July 4, said the "primary task" in America "is to build up our community, not tear it down."
Archives reveal abuse allegations against founder of Catholic movement
Recently opened archives revealed allegations of sexual abuse and abuse of power against the founder of the Schonstatt movement, Father Joseph Kentenich, in the 1950s.
Book takes scholarly yet accessible look at clerical sex abuse crisis
"Clerical Sexual Misconduct" offers an engrossing read for anyone who cares about cleansing the scourge of abuse from the church and in preventing its resurgence.