Read more about the article Post-pandemic world must not return to selfish ‘normality,’ pope says
Pope Francis poses for a selfie with newly married couple during his general audience in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2020. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Post-pandemic world must not return to selfish ‘normality,’ pope says

The COVID-19 pandemic, Pope Francis said, exposed the world's "physical, social and spiritual vulnerabilities."

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Read more about the article Religious freedom: Top U.S., Vatican officials explain why its defense is crucial
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks at a symposium on religious freedom in Rome Sept. 30, 2020. The symposium was sponsored by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See. (CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters pool)

Religious freedom: Top U.S., Vatican officials explain why its defense is crucial

The respect for freedom of religion in the public sphere is a clear indicator of the health of any society," said Cardinal Parolin.

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Read more about the article Virtual rosary Oct. 7 aims to unite Catholics in ‘moment of prayer’ for nation
A Dominican sister prays the rosary Sept. 18, 2018, in a campus chapel at The Catholic University of America in Washington. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will host a virtual rosary event Oct. 7, which is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. The event will premiere on the USCCB's YouTube channel and its Facebook page at 3 p.m. Eastern time (12 p.m. Pacific time). (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

Virtual rosary Oct. 7 aims to unite Catholics in ‘moment of prayer’ for nation

The USCCB will host a virtual rosary event on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.

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Read more about the article Plight of world’s migrants, refugees should spur solidarity, Washington bishop says
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, chairman of the U.S. bishops' migration committee, prays before the image associated with the Peruvians' devotion to the Lord of the Miracles at at St. John Neumann Church in Gaithersburg, Md,. Sept. 27, 2020. The Mass marked the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. (CNS photo/Mihoko Owada, Catholic Standard)

Plight of world’s migrants, refugees should spur solidarity, Washington bishop says

The plight of millions of migrants and refugees should cause people to move from "a culture of indifference to a culture of solidarity."

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Read more about the article Catholic Charities to expand programming with Urban Housing Solutions
Children participate in a baking class at the McGruder Family Resource Center, managed by Catholic Charities of Tennessee of Tennessee, on Sept. 29. Catholic Charities is starting a new partnership with Urban Housing Solutions, which builds and rehabs affordable housing units in Nashville, to offer programming like the baking class at their complex in North Nashville, located near the McGruder Center.

Catholic Charities to expand programming with Urban Housing Solutions

The social services agency will replicate some of its successful programming from McGruder at a nearby affordable housing village.

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