Who were some of the U.S. Catholics who were regularly in the news this past year?
Coronavirus
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
What 2020 revealed about religion, politics, economics and health care in America
2020 has tested the heart and soul of America.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
New Vatican document: Refusing to get vaccinated can seriously jeopardize public health
The Vatican is calling for a coordinated international effort to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis calls for Covid ‘vaccines for all’ in Christmas message
On a Christmas like no other, Pope Francis prayed for people who could not be with their families because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
A Very Jesuitical Christmas Special
The hosts (and listeners) of the Jesuitical podcast look for where God was working in their lives in the year of our Lord 2020.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
With Congress in turmoil, Catholic charities mobilize to respond to Covid-19 hunger crisis
A global hunger crisis, foretold in the beginning days of the Covid-19 crisis, is being realized.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Does Pope Francis want a church in crisis?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell discuss the pope’s annual address to Vatican officials.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis tests negative for Covid-19 after two close advisors were infected
Two cardinals who work closely with Pope Francis tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. The pope’s test came back negative, the Italian news agency ANSA reported today.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Christmas made my family’s favorite traditions. This one is breaking them.
This is the first Christmas in 35 years—my entire life—that I won’t be with my mother, father and older brother for Christmas.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
When it’s your turn, get the Covid-19 vaccine. It’s an act of love, charity and solidarity.
We will surely benefit if all our prominent national and local leaders—Catholic bishops and priests among them—are crystal clear about the safety of the vaccines.