Read more about the article Vatican announces Laudato Si’ anniversary year
Colorful wildflowers frame the peak of Byron Glacier near Girwood, Alaska, in this file photo. The Vatican announced May 16, 2020, that it will commemorate the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment with a year-long series of initiatives dedicated to the safeguarding and care for the earth. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass) See VATICAN-ECOLOGY-ANNIVERSARY May 18, 2020.

Vatican announces Laudato Si’ anniversary year

Colorful wildflowers frame the peak of Byron Glacier near Girwood, Alaska, in this file photo. The Vatican announced May 16, 2020, that it will commemorate the fifth anniversary of Pope…

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Read more about the article St. Peter’s Basilica reopens to the public
A man has his temperature checked before entering St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 18, 2020, after the basilica reopened to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters) See COVID-STPETER-OPEN May 18, 2020.

St. Peter’s Basilica reopens to the public

A man has his temperature checked before entering St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 18, 2020, after the basilica reopened to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. CNS photo/Remo…

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Read more about the article Postulator says he found no evidence St. John Paul covered up abuse
Pope John Paul II gestures to the crowd during World Youth Day in Denver in 1993. Msgr. Slawomir Oder, postulator for the sainthood cause of Pope John Paul II, said he and the commission involved in investigating the life of the late pope for sainthood found no evidence the pope knowingly neglected or covered up abuse scandals. (CNS photo/Joe Rimkus Jr.) See JP2-ODER-CAUSE-ABUSE May 15, 2020.

Postulator says he found no evidence St. John Paul covered up abuse

Pope John Paul II gestures to the crowd during World Youth Day in Denver in 1993. Msgr. Slawomir Oder, postulator for the sainthood cause of Pope John Paul II, said…

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Read more about the article Update: New emergency aid bill would cut most benefits to Catholic schools
A child in Washington runs near the U.S. Capitol April 6, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. Catholic leaders May 15, 2020, expressed deep reservations about a new $3 trillion tax cut and spending bill to help the economy because it would restrict support for Catholic school students. The measure was up for a vote in the House May 15. (CNS photo/Leah Millis, Reuters) See HEROES-ACT-EDUCATION May 15, 2020.

Update: New emergency aid bill would cut most benefits to Catholic schools

A child in Washington runs near the U.S. Capitol April 6, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. Catholic leaders May 15, 2020, expressed deep reservations about a new $3 trillion tax…

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Read more about the article Priests take ‘Walk for the Poor’ to raise money, pray for all hit by virus
Father Shaun Foggo, administrator of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Takoma Park, Md., prepares to offer a reflection for the video being filmed of the priests' three-day walk. Also pictured is Father Ebuka Mbanude, parochial vicar at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Kensington, Md. Four Maryland priests completed a 54-mile "Walk for the Poor" from April 29 to May 1, 2020. (CNS photo/courtesy The Holy Ruckus) See WALKING-PRIESTS May 15, 2020. Editor's note: Best image available.

Priests take ‘Walk for the Poor’ to raise money, pray for all hit by virus

Father Shaun Foggo, administrator of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Takoma Park, Md., prepares to offer a reflection for the video being filmed of the priests' three-day walk.…

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Read more about the article Bring holiness to the world by loving God, creation, others, says bishop
Bishop Gerald L. Vincke of Salina, Kan., blesses Josie, a horse belonging to Greg Brenneman, a farmer who lives in nearby Solomon May 15, 2020. The bishop blessed animals outside of Sacred Heart Cathedral that day as part of the annual St. Isidore Day celebration. (CNS photo/Karen Bonar, The Register) See SALINA-ISIDORE-DAY-CELEBRATION May 18, 2020.

Bring holiness to the world by loving God, creation, others, says bishop

Bishop Gerald L. Vincke of Salina, Kan., blesses Josie, a horse belonging to Greg Brenneman, a farmer who lives in nearby Solomon May 15, 2020. The bishop blessed animals outside…

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