Read more about the article New U.K. survey: 4% of Catholics will not return to church after pandemic
A church worker is pictured in a file photo disinfecting pews ahead of Mass in the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in London during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Isabel Infantes, PA Images via Reuters)

New U.K. survey: 4% of Catholics will not return to church after pandemic

Only a small minority of British Catholics said they would not return to church when the coronavirus pandemic is fully over.

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Read more about the article USCCB urges Congress, White House to reach COVID-19 relief deal
Pictures of Detroit residents who died from the coronavirus disease are seen during a drive through memorial in the Belle Isle neighborhood of Detroit, Sept. 1, 2020. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, Okla., chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishopsí Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, issued a statement Sept. 8 calling on lawmakers in Congress and the White House to reach a deal on the next COVID relief package that meets the urgent needs of the nation. (CNS photo/Rebecca Cook, Reuters)

USCCB urges Congress, White House to reach COVID-19 relief deal

Pictures of Detroit residents who died from the coronavirus disease are seen during a drive through memorial in the Belle Isle neighborhood of Detroit, Sept. 1, 2020. Archbishop Paul S.…

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Read more about the article Report abuse learned in confession or go to jail, says Australian state
A young woman is pictured in a file photo during confession. New laws passed by Queensland Parliament in Australia Sept. 8, 2020, mean religious institutions and their members are no longer able to use the seal of the confessional as a defense or excuse in child sex abuse matters. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Report abuse learned in confession or go to jail, says Australian state

A young woman is pictured in a file photo during confession. New laws passed by Queensland Parliament in Australia Sept. 8, 2020, mean religious institutions and their members are no…

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Read more about the article New book recounts pope’s vision for integral ecology
This is the cover of the book, "TerraFutura (Future Earth): Conversations with Pope Francis on Integral Ecology," by environmental activist Carlo Petrini. The book features three conversations between Petrini and the pope from 2018-2020 on several important issues and events, including integral ecology, the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon and the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves)

New book recounts pope’s vision for integral ecology

This is the cover of the book, "TerraFutura (Future Earth): Conversations with Pope Francis on Integral Ecology," by environmental activist Carlo Petrini. The book features three conversations between Petrini and…

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Read more about the article Report shows more unionized employees at Catholic workplaces
Union members in New York City hold a strike July 2, 2020. A Catholic Labor Network report shows more unionized employees at Catholic workplaces. (CNS photo/Lev Radin, Sipa USA via Reuters)

Report shows more unionized employees at Catholic workplaces

Union members in New York City hold a strike July 2, 2020. A Catholic Labor Network report shows more unionized employees at Catholic workplaces. CNS photo/Lev Radin, Sipa USA via…

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Read more about the article ‘It’s a new world’ for priests, ministers caring for sick and dying
Chaplain Bill Simpson talks with a patient in the emergency room at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee, Okla, April 23, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Officials at the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis are assembling a team of priests to be trained for a ministry for patients sick with the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Nick Oxford, Reuters) See COVID-MINISTRIES-PRIESTS May 7, 2020.

‘It’s a new world’ for priests, ministers caring for sick and dying

Chaplain Bill Simpson talks with a patient in the emergency room at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee, Okla, April 23, amid the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 has greatly affected…

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Read more about the article Internet, social media crucial to reaching people discerning vocation
Father Austin Gilstrap, director of vocations for the Diocese of Nashville and pastor of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Hendersonville, leads an online workshop on how diocesan vocations offices can improve their website and social media to help young men discern their vocation. The workshop was presented as part of the annual convention of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocations Directors.

Internet, social media crucial to reaching people discerning vocation

Father Austin Gilstrap, director of vocations for the Diocese of Nashville and pastor of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Hendersonville, leads an online workshop on how diocesan vocations…

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