Read more about the article Chicago faith communities lead peaceful protest against racism
"Black Lives Matter" advocates in Chicago march for racial equality June 12, 2020. St. Agatha Parish, located in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood, co-sponsored the "In the Spirit of King" event. (CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Chicago Catholic) See story to come.

Chicago faith communities lead peaceful protest against racism

"Black Lives Matter" advocates in Chicago march for racial equality June 12, 2020. St. Agatha Parish, located in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood, co-sponsored the "In the Spirit of King" event.…

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Read more about the article Jesuit astronomer becomes 11th to have an asteroid named in his honor
Jesuit Father Chris Corbally, an astronomer with the Vatican Observatory, celebrates Mass for members of the facility's Faith and Astronomy Workshop at the Redemptorist Renewal Center Jan. 13, 2016, in Tucson, Arizona. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec) See ASTEROID-CORBALLY June 22, 2020.

Jesuit astronomer becomes 11th to have an asteroid named in his honor

Jesuit Father Chris Corbally, an astronomer with the Vatican Observatory, celebrates Mass for members of the facility's Faith and Astronomy Workshop at the Redemptorist Renewal Center Jan. 13, 2016, in…

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Read more about the article Pandemic showed just how much people need each other, pope says
Pope Francis meets Attilio Fontana, president of the Lombardy region, during an audience with doctors, nurses and health care professionals from the Lombardy region at the Vatican June 20, 2020. The Lombardy region in northern Italy suffered the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See COVID-POPE-MEDICAL June 22, 2020.

Pandemic showed just how much people need each other, pope says

Pope Francis meets Attilio Fontana, president of the Lombardy region, during an audience with doctors, nurses and health care professionals from the Lombardy region at the Vatican June 20, 2020.…

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Read more about the article LGBT equality ruling’s full impact on church ‘yet to be seen,’ some say
A person runs with a gay pride flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington June 15, 2020. In a 6-3 vote that same day, the Supreme Court said LGBT people are protected from job discrimination by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (CNS photo/Tom Brenner, Reuters) See SCOTUS-LGBT-EMPLOYEES June 16, 2020.

LGBT equality ruling’s full impact on church ‘yet to be seen,’ some say

A person runs with a gay pride flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington June 15, 2020. In a 6-3 vote that same day, the Supreme…

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Read more about the article Update: Aid agencies warn of Yemen’s health care collapse, famine risk
Children wearing protective masks look out the window of their home in Sanaa, Yemen, June 7, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Khaled Abdullah, Reuters) See COVID-YEMEN-COLLAPSE June 17, 2020.

Update: Aid agencies warn of Yemen’s health care collapse, famine risk

Children wearing protective masks look out the window of their home in Sanaa, Yemen, June 7, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.CNS photo/Khaled Abdullah, Reuters AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) -- CAFOD and…

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Read more about the article Racism in any form is intolerable, Vatican official says at U.N. hearing
A protester confronts police during a "Black Lives Matter" protest in Brisbane, Australia, June 17, 2020, following the death of American George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being pinned to the ground under a Minneapolis police officer's knee for several minutes. (CNS photo/Darren England/AAP Image via Reuters) See VATICAN-RACISM-UN June 18, 2020.

Racism in any form is intolerable, Vatican official says at U.N. hearing

A protester confronts police during a "Black Lives Matter" protest in Brisbane, Australia, June 17, 2020, following the death of American George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after…

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Read more about the article Setting of execution dates for federal death-row prisoners denounced
U.S. Attorney General William Barr is seen at the White House in Washington June 15, 2020. (CNS photo/Leah Millis, Reuters) See EXECUTION-DATES June 16, 2020.

Setting of execution dates for federal death-row prisoners denounced

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is seen at the White House in Washington June 15, 2020.CNS photo/Leah Millis, Reuters WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Critics of the death penalty denounced the decision…

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Read more about the article Catholic educators work to ease blow of pandemic-induced school closings
Students play the roles of DNA analysts working in a forensic lab at the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore, in this 2012 file photo. The Catholic school, which began educating girls in 1847 with alumni that include House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, closed its doors for good at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. (CNS photo/Catholic Review) See IN-DEPTH-SCHOOLS-IMPACT June 17, 2020.

Catholic educators work to ease blow of pandemic-induced school closings

Students play the roles of DNA analysts working in a forensic lab at the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore, in this 2012 file photo. The Catholic school, which began…

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Read more about the article Armed with prayers and signs, young immigrants hail high court’s decision
News crews film supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program holding signs and cheering at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington June 18, 2020, after the justices handed down a 5-4 ruling rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order to cancel DACA. The program was established by the Obama administration to provide legal protections and work authorization to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children by their parents without legal documents. (CNS photo/Rhina Guidos) See DACA-REACT-ROUNDUP and SCOTUS-DACA June 18, 2020.

Armed with prayers and signs, young immigrants hail high court’s decision

News crews film supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program holding signs and cheering at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington June 18, 2020, after the justices handed…

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Read more about the article Lockdown has increased risk of grooming, abuse of minors, says expert
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, is pictured in a 2019 file photo. The increased screen time and isolation because of quarantine measures or restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have put vulnerable minors at greater risk of grooming and abuse online, Father Zollner said. CNS photo/Paul Haring

Lockdown has increased risk of grooming, abuse of minors, says expert

Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, is pictured in a 2019 file photo. The increased screen time and isolation because of…

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