Vaccines for children are now getting attention — with questions about when will they be available, if they are necessary to end the pandemic and if Catholic parents should inoculate their children.
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‘Be holy. Be original.’ Pope Francis gives advice to altar servers
Being an altar server should be a “profession of faith” to the entire parish community, Pope Francis told young men and women participating in Portugal’s annual altar server pilgrimage to Fatima.
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Archbishop Cordileone in new pastoral letter: Those who reject teaching on abortion should not receive Communion
A pastoral letter issued May 1 by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone focuses on the unborn, Communion and Catholics in public life.
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Catholic parishes in Germany to include gay and lesbian couples in planned ‘blessing services for lovers’
Catholic chaplains in parishes across Germany plan to invite people to “blessing services for lovers” on and around May 10.
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New bishop of Biden’s hometown mum on Communion question
Monsignor William Koenig said he was open to having a conversation with the president and that as a bishop, he is called to teach “the fullness and the beauty of the Catholic faith.”
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Pope Francis names new bishop for Biden’s home diocese
Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of Wilmington, Delaware Bishop Francis Malooly, who at 77 is two years beyond the normal retirement age for bishops.
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US Catholic bishops to vote on pressuring Joe Biden to stop taking Communion over abortion views
A new document, if approved, would make clear the USCCB’s view that Biden and other Catholic public figures with similar viewpoints should not present themselves for Communion.
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Italian bishop-elect shot in his home in South Sudan
Some have suggested that the attack may have been a warning for the Catholic Church to keep out of the political disputes in South Sudan.
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Several Catholic colleges will require Covid-19 vaccinations in the fall
As Catholic colleges grapple with how to reopen in the fall, many are already saying they will require their students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and some schools are also mandating that staff members be vaccinated.
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Jesuit Refugee Service launches border program to address migrants’ psychological needs
The tough psychological situation confronting migrants started prior to the inauguration of President Joe Biden in January, but it has continued under his administration.