Read more about the article From Mexico to Mozambique, pope offers prayers for people suffering
Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 23, 2020. The pope prayed for people persecuted for their faith, remembered the victims of the 2010 San Fernando massacre in Mexico and prayed for the victims of COVID-19. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

From Mexico to Mozambique, pope offers prayers for people suffering

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 23, 2020. The pope prayed for…

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Read more about the article Mexican parishes refocus aid responses as pandemic drags on
People wait to receive free meals outside Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Mexico City Aug. 17, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic hit Mexico hard, and priests say many more people than usual need food aid. (CNS photo/David Agren)

Mexican parishes refocus aid responses as pandemic drags on

People wait to receive free meals outside Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Mexico City Aug. 17, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic hit Mexico hard, and priests say many more…

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Read more about the article Report shows NGOs complying with ban on using U.S. foreign aid for abortion
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, processes at the conclusion of the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 23, 2020, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic)

Report shows NGOs complying with ban on using U.S. foreign aid for abortion

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, processes at the conclusion of the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil…

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Read more about the article In new term, Supreme Court once again takes up religious liberty
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington July 2, 2020. Legal experts have noticed a pattern in how the court handled religious liberty cases in the last term. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

In new term, Supreme Court once again takes up religious liberty

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington July 2, 2020. Legal experts have noticed a pattern in how the court handled religious liberty cases in the last term. CNS…

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Read more about the article Catholic leaders call for action on decade-old massacre of migrants
Relatives of Miguel Carcamo, one of the 21 Hondurans who were among the 72 migrants murdered in Mexico, cry on his coffin during an official ceremony in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sept. 1, 2010. Mexican marines found 72 corpses at a remote ranch near the U.S. border, the Mexican navy said. (CNS photo/Edgard Garrido, Reuters)

Catholic leaders call for action on decade-old massacre of migrants

Relatives of Miguel Carcamo, one of the 21 Hondurans who were among the 72 migrants murdered in Mexico, cry on his coffin during an official ceremony in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sept.…

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Read more about the article Makers of sacramental wine, altar bread suffer economic hit due to pandemic
Sister Anne Bartol, a Poor Clare, holds a bag of altar bread she and other nuns prepared to sell to parishes throughout Pennsylvania at the Monastery of St. Clare in Langhorne, Pa., Aug. 13, 2020. The room is filled with boxes of backlogged altar breads and the monastery halted production this summer as the coronavirus pandemic reduced demand for the Eucharist at U.S. parishes. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

Makers of sacramental wine, altar bread suffer economic hit due to pandemic

Sister Anne Bartol, a Poor Clare, holds a bag of altar bread she and other nuns prepared to sell to parishes throughout Pennsylvania at the Monastery of St. Clare in…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive No. 32, Part 1: Women’s right to vote: 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment
This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No 32. (CNS illustration; photo by Nancy Wiechec)

Faith Alive No. 32, Part 1: Women’s right to vote: 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment

CNS illustration; photo by Nancy Wiechec If you’ve ever read about someone suffering the ravages of a hunger strike and the violence of forced feeding, you have an insight into…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive No. 32, Part 2: Centenary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment: Women’s leadership
Members of the National Council of Catholic Women are seen with President Herbert Hoover in 1929. Even after the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, Catholic women faced an uphill battle. (CNS photo/Library of Congress)

Faith Alive No. 32, Part 2: Centenary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment: Women’s leadership

Members of the National Council of Catholic Women are seen with President Herbert Hoover in 1929. Even after the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, Catholic women faced an uphill…

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Read more about the article EDITORIAL: Don’t let the cries of the suffering fall on deaf ears
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this file photo. On July 5, 2020, the pope backed a U.N. resolution calling for a global cease-fire. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See POPE-ANGELUS-CEASE-FIRE July 6, 2020.

EDITORIAL: Don’t let the cries of the suffering fall on deaf ears

We are living in times that try our souls and test our hearing.  All around us, rise up the cries of those suffering, people who have been infected by the…

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