Read more about the article Czerny: Pandemic made people grasp role of migrants as essential workers
A volunteer hands out a meal to a needy man in a home for asylum-seekers in late April in Wuppertal, Germany, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Wolfgang Rattay, Reuters) See COVID-CZERNY-MIGRANTS July 31, 2020.

Czerny: Pandemic made people grasp role of migrants as essential workers

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Read more about the article Parishes are not ‘businesses’ that can be led by anyone, cardinal says
People wearing face masks attend a July 19, 2020, Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family in Nairobi, Kenya, on the first day the government allowed churches to reopen for worship during the coronavirus pandemic. A Vatican document underlines how parishes are not "businesses" that can be led by anyone, according to Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy. (CNS photo/Thomas Mukoya, Reuters) See VATICAN-STELLA-PARISHES July 29, 2020.

Parishes are not ‘businesses’ that can be led by anyone, cardinal says

People wearing face masks attend a July 19, 2020, Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family in Nairobi, Kenya, on the first day the government allowed churches to…

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Read more about the article COVID pandemic should raise questions about faith, pope says
A woman wearing a protective mask prays during Mass at the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in London July 4, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Isabel Infantes, PA Images via Reuters) See POPE-COVID-THEOLOGY July 30, 2020.

COVID pandemic should raise questions about faith, pope says

A woman wearing a protective mask prays during Mass at the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in London July 4, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. CNS photo/Isabel Infantes, PA…

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Read more about the article “Bishops urge help for private schools in next relief package
A statue of Mary overlooks the Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception in Oldenburg, Ind., May 16, 2018. The archbishops of the New York, Boston and Los Angeles archdioceses are urging President Donald Trump and Congress to provide emergency stimulus funding for school choice scholarship programs. (CNS photo/Katie Rutter) See STIMULUS-FUNDING-SCHOOL-CHOICE July 30, 2020.

“Bishops urge help for private schools in next relief package

A statue of Mary overlooks the Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception in Oldenburg, Ind., May 16, 2018. The archbishops of the New York, Boston and Los Angeles archdioceses are…

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Read more about the article Hard work, prayer can lead church to overcome racism, Bishop Fabre says
Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, La., chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, speaks Nov. 13, 2019, during the USCCB's fall general assembly in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) See FABRE-RACISM-RESPONSE July 24, 2020.

Hard work, prayer can lead church to overcome racism, Bishop Fabre says

Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, La., chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, speaks Nov. 13, 2019, during the USCCB's fall general assembly…

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Read more about the article USCCB leaders disappointed by decision to limit DACA applicants
People in San Diego hold signs supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program June 18, 2020. (CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters) See DACA-REJECTION-REACTION July 29, 2020.

USCCB leaders disappointed by decision to limit DACA applicants

People in San Diego hold signs supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program June 18, 2020. CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters WASHINGTON. Leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops…

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Read more about the article Update: Mexican bishops welcome Supreme Court abortion ruling
Pro-life supporters pray during a 2019 protest outside the local congress in Oaxaca, Mexico. In late July, Mexico's bishops called on Catholics to speak out ahead of a ruling from the country's Supreme Court, which could lead to a nationwide decriminalization of abortion. (CNS photo/Jorge Luis Plata, Reuters) See MEXICO-ABORTION-COURT-BISHOPS July 27, 2020.

Update: Mexican bishops welcome Supreme Court abortion ruling

Pro-life supporters pray during a 2019 protest outside the local congress in Oaxaca, Mexico. In late July, Mexico's bishops called on Catholics to speak out ahead of a ruling from…

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Read more about the article Competing ideas on economic recovery in competing House, Senate bills
Capitol Hill is seen in Washington July 27, 2020. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) See HEROES-HEALS July 29, 2020.

Competing ideas on economic recovery in competing House, Senate bills

Capitol Hill is seen in Washington July 27, 2020. CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Democratic-led House approved the HEROES Act in May. The Republican-led Senate introduced the HEALS…

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Read more about the article The care in careful: Pontifical universities prepare for classes in COVID-era
Members of a religious congregation exit the main entrance of the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome in this 2013 photo. When the Vatican issued norms that pontifical universities offer in-person on-site instruction for the coming academic year, institutes in Rome spent the summer hammering out what changes and protocols would be needed to keep staff and students safe during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See VATICAN-LETTER-COVID-UNIVERSITIES and COVID-UNIVERSITIES-ROME July 29, 2020.

The care in careful: Pontifical universities prepare for classes in COVID-era

https://youtu.be/IR09G8pCoxY VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When the Vatican issued norms that pontifical universities offer in-person classes on their campuses for the coming academic year, institutes in Rome spent the summer…

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