Pope: Personnel, priests caring for COVID-19 patients are heroes
Pope Francis gives his homily during his livestreamed Mass March 24, 2020, from the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. At the beginning of the Mass, the…
South African Jesuit: Informal settlements ‘perfect storm’ for COVID-19
Worshippers sing during a Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family in Nairobi, Kenya, March 22, 2020, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease. CNS photo/Thomas…
Forget me not: Prison ministry faces challenges of global pandemic
Inmates are seen on the roof of the San Vittore Prison in Milan March 9, 2020, during a revolt after family visits were suspended due to fears over the coronavirus.…
Amid pandemic, health care professionals find support, strength in faith
A health care worker in Seattle holds some of the thousands of masks that have been donated March 22, 2020, by community members for the protection against the coronavirus. Amid…
First U.S. clergy fatality from COVID-19 a deacon in Washington
Franciscan Brother John-Sebastian Laird-Hammond, pictured in an undated photo, died from COVID-19 March 20, 2020. The 59-year-old friar from the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington was the…
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore welcomes pro-lifers in Annapolis, Md., March 4, 2019, during his opening prayer for the Maryland March for Life. (CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review) See MARYLAND-MARCH-LIFE March 11, 2019.
Update: Catholic leaders praise Colorado’s repeal of death penalty
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic leaders praised Colorado Gov. Jared Polis for signing a death penalty repeal bill into law March 23, making Colorado the 22nd state to abolish the death…
Faith Alive, No. 17, Part 1: Media mindfulness for a digital age
This is a media literacy graphic by Saint Mary's Press. CNS graphic/Saint Mary's Press via Sister Nancy Usselmann. As a media literacy educator, I watch a lot of movies and…
Faith Alive, No. 17, Part 2: Media literacy skills for Catholics
This meme accompanies Part 2 of Faith Alive! No 17. CNS illustration; photo by Luisa Gonzales, Reuters We are surrounded by electronic mass media. Television news tells us what we…
Faith Alive, No. 16, Part 1: Brief biography of the master artist Raphael
This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No 16. CNS illustration; photo courtesy Vatican Museums This year marks the 500th anniversary of artist Raphael’s death. This painter would glean…
Faith Alive, No. 16, Part 2: A master visual catechist: Raphael and the Italian High Renaissance
When Raffaello di Giovanni Santi (or Sanzio), known to his friends and the world as Raphael, completed his masterpiece tondo titled "The Alba Madonna" in 1510 he was at the…
