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Francis showed his support through the papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the administrator of the pope’s charitable work, who wired money to the transgender community late last week.
On the fiftieth anniversary of the enactment of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, a livestreamed Mass sponsored by the Catholic Labor Network was offered in memory of all workers who died doing their jobs.
At a migrant outreach center in New Mexico, refugees describe what it is like to be living during the pandemic.
On April 25, Catholic leaders joined a conference call with President Trump that was supposed to be about Catholic education. The aftermath of that meeting elicited many strong responses from America’s readers.
Milagrose Sarmiento works the drive-through window at a McDonald’s restaurant in Sitka, Alaska, on April 24. Low-paid workers such as restaurant employees are proving their value during the coronavirus pandemic. (James Poulson/The Daily Sitka Sentinel via AP)
The coronavirus is drawing attention to the essential roles of many low-paid workers, writes Joseph J. Dunn, and Washington is treating them better than it did in the stimulus laws passed during the last recession.
The bishops' statement said that "conditions of their immigration visas can make them unwilling or unable to speak out about a need for protection due to the threat of losing their job."
In mid-April, the Iowa Department of Health pointed out that Latinos made up almost 20% of New York State residents with confirmed COVID-19, even though they're 6.2% of the population.
It is unfortunate that Mr. Trump chose to politicize the call, which is his wont, but the bishops made a good tactical choice.
Students at New York City's Stuyvesant High School leave classes on March 13. Schools in New York City have since been closed for the rest of the academic year. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Children are grieving the absence of their teachers and schoolmates, writes Sister Rosemarie Nassif of the Center for Catholic Education. We can teach them to adapt to, and overcome, this disturbance in their lives.
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders on coronavirus testing, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, April 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The cardinal’s appearance on Fox News follows a weekend during which he praised the president on a conference call with Catholic leaders hosted by the White House.