Read more about the article Pope blesses visitors on feast of Ascension
Pope Francis waves as he looks out on St. Peter's Square after leading the "Regina Coeli" from his library in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 24, 2020. It was the first time the public was allowed in the square given the ongoing easing of restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters) See POPE-ASCENSION-REGINA-COELI May 24, 2020.

Pope blesses visitors on feast of Ascension

Pope Francis waves as he looks out on St. Peter's Square after leading the "Regina Coeli" from his library in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 24, 2020. It…

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Read more about the article Bioethics center: U.K. elderly death rate greatest failure of pandemic
Health care workers help to settle a patient into a home for the elderly in early May near Portsmouth, England, after moving her from the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Leon Neal, pool via Reuters) See COVID-UK-ELDERLY-ANSCOMBE May 26, 2020.

Bioethics center: U.K. elderly death rate greatest failure of pandemic

Health care workers help to settle a patient into a home for the elderly in early May near Portsmouth, England, after moving her from the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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Read more about the article Haiti’s bishops considering next steps in effort to rebuild churches
Church leaders dedicate Christ the King Church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in this 2018 file photo. It is among the churches rebuilt by the Partnership for the Reconstruction of the Church in Haiti, or PROCHE, with funds collected largely from U.S. parishioners following the country's devastating January 2010 earthquake. (CNS photo/courtesy Partnership for the Reconstruction of the Church in Haiti) See IN-DEPTH-HAITI-PROCHE May 26, 2020.

Haiti’s bishops considering next steps in effort to rebuild churches

Church leaders dedicate Christ the King Church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in this 2018 file photo. It is among the churches rebuilt by the Partnership for the Reconstruction of the Church…

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Read more about the article Faith leaders: Protecting human life is priority in reopening churches
Deacon Robert Lavanco of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church prays with Krystyna Kopacki in the Queens borough of New York City May 24, 2020. President Donald Trump declared places of worship "essential" May 22. (CNS photo/Mike Segar, Reuters) See TRUMP-HOUSES-WORSHIP-REACT May 26, 2020.

Faith leaders: Protecting human life is priority in reopening churches

Deacon Robert Lavanco of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church prays with Krystyna Kopacki in the Queens borough of New York City May 24, 2020. President Donald Trump declared places…

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Read more about the article American Indian communities feel COVID’s wrath
Cars in Coyote Canyon, N.M., on the Navajo reservation, line up to receive food at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew May 15, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/David Wallace, The Republic, USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters) See IN-DEPTH-COVID-INDIGENOUS May 22, 2020.

American Indian communities feel COVID’s wrath

Cars in Coyote Canyon, N.M., on the Navajo reservation, line up to receive food at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew May 15, 2020, during…

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Read more about the article Catholic psychologist calls domestic violence ‘pandemic within a pandemic’
Christauria Welland, a Catholic psychologist, speaks at the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in this 2015 file photo. (CNS photo/Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly.com) See DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE-PANDEMIC May 22, 2020.

Catholic psychologist calls domestic violence ‘pandemic within a pandemic’

Christauria Welland, a Catholic psychologist, speaks at the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in this 2015 file photo. CNS photo/Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly.com. PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Amid global coronavirus lockdowns,…

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