Read more about the article Divided court examines if religious schools exempt from discrimination laws
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington May 3, 2020. The court heard arguments May 11 about fired Catholic school teachers where schools said they have a "ministerial exception" to discrimination laws. (CNS photo/Will Dunham, Reuters) See SCOTUS-CATHOLIC-SCHOOLS May 11, 2020.

Divided court examines if religious schools exempt from discrimination laws

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington May 3, 2020. The court heard arguments May 11 about fired Catholic school teachers where schools said they have a "ministerial exception"…

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Read more about the article In Appalachia and Silicon Valley, bishops see good and stark in the pandemic
Bishop John E. Stowe of Lexington, Ky., appears in a computer monitor as he celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in his diocese's nearly empty Cathedral of Christ the King April 5, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bishop Stowe said adapting to running a "virtual" diocese has been "very strange," because his priority as a bishop is visit people in the 50 counties that make up his diocese and the inability to do that because of social distancing measures is "frustrating." (CNS photo/Deacon Skip Olson, courtesy Diocese of Lexington) See IN-DEPTH-VIRTUAL-PROFILES May 8, 2020.

In Appalachia and Silicon Valley, bishops see good and stark in the pandemic

Bishop John E. Stowe of Lexington, Ky., appears in a computer monitor as he celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in his diocese's nearly empty Cathedral of Christ the King April 5,…

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Read more about the article Update: Successful Catholic app adds features to help people cope in pandemic
This is an advertisement for the Catholic app Hallow, which is centered on prayer and meditation. The founders of the app recently added special features to help people cope during the pandemic. (CNS photo/handout via Archdiocese of Chicago) See CATHOLIC-APP-PANDEMIC-COPE April 20, 2020.

Update: Successful Catholic app adds features to help people cope in pandemic

This is an advertisement for the Catholic app Hallow, which is centered on prayer and meditation. The founders of the app recently added special features to help people cope during…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 24, Part 1: Delayed grief during a pandemic
This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 24. (CNS illustration; photo by Tyler Orsburn) See FAITH-ALIVE 24 May 7, 2020.

Faith Alive, No. 24, Part 1: Delayed grief during a pandemic

This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 24. CNS illustration; photo by Tyler Orsburn Three weeks after her husband died, I called the widow to see how she…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 24, Part 2: Loss and healing in the age of COVID-19
This meme accompanies Part 2 of Faith Alive! No. 24. (CNS illustration; photo by Paul Haring) See FAITH-ALIVE 24 May 7, 2020.

Faith Alive, No. 24, Part 2: Loss and healing in the age of COVID-19

This meme accompanies Part 2 of Faith Alive! No. 24. CNS illustration; photo by Paul Haring Some days, the losses we have sustained from the COVID-19 pandemic seem almost too…

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Read more about the article Detrás del lente de la cámara, obispos se adaptan a diócesis ‘virtuales’
Bishop John E. Stowe of Lexington, Ky., celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in his diocese's nearly empty Cathedral of Christ the King April 5, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. In March, like the rest of the world, U.S. bishops were forced to change the way they operated their dioceses almost overnight because of the restrictions civil authorities put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19 and began running their dioceses in a "virtual" way, connecting to their communities with cameras and livestreamed Masses. (CNS photo/Deacon Skip Olson, courtesy Diocese of Lexington) See IN-DEPTH-VIRTUAL-DIOCESE May 7, 2020.

Detrás del lente de la cámara, obispos se adaptan a diócesis ‘virtuales’

Monseñor John E. Stowe, de Lexington, Kentucky, celebra la misa del Domingo de Ramos en la Catedral de Cristo Rey de su diócesis el 5 de abril de 2020, en…

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Read more about the article Papa expresa esperanza por vacuna contra COVID, apoya iniciativa interreligiosa
Pope Francis prays as he celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican April 24, 2020. The pope began the Mass praying for teachers and students who have had to adapt to working online during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See POPE-MASS-TEACHERS-PRIESTS April 24, 2020.

Papa expresa esperanza por vacuna contra COVID, apoya iniciativa interreligiosa

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Expresando sus esperanzas de una vacuna contra el coronavirus, el papa Francisco también dio su apoyo a un día interreligioso de oración y ayuno por…

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Read more about the article Obispos del país consagran Estados Unidos a María en medio de la pandemia
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore welcomes pro-lifers in Annapolis, Md., March 4, 2019, during his opening prayer for the Maryland March for Life. (CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review) See MARYLAND-MARCH-LIFE March 11, 2019.

Obispos del país consagran Estados Unidos a María en medio de la pandemia

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Los obispos de Estados Unidos reconsagraron el país a María mientras la nación continúa luchando en medio de la pandemia por el coronavirus. Los obispos en Canadá…

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Read more about the article Churches in Europe reopening with restrictions to avoid contagion
Limburg Bishop Georg Batzing, president of the German bishops' conference, celebrates one of the first public services in the Basilica of Our Lady in Kevelaer May 1, 2020, as churches began reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Gottfried Bohl, KNA) See COVID-EUROPE-CHURCH May 8, 2020.

Churches in Europe reopening with restrictions to avoid contagion

Limburg Bishop Georg Batzing, president of the German bishops' conference, celebrates one of the first public services in the Basilica of Our Lady in Kevelaer May 1, 2020, as churches…

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Read more about the article Like a good neighbor: Post-pandemic solidarity means buying local
Vendors sell produce in the open-air San Cosimato market in Rome's Trastevere neighborhood May 8, 2020. Many of the stall owners are struggling after weeks of a government-ordered lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Cindy Wooden) See COVID-BUSINESS-SOLIDARITY May 8, 2020.

Like a good neighbor: Post-pandemic solidarity means buying local

Vendors sell produce in the open-air San Cosimato market in Rome's Trastevere neighborhood May 8, 2020. Many of the stall owners are struggling after weeks of a government-ordered lockdown to…

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