Read more about the article Christians must courageously share with others, pope says at Angelus
Pope Francis waves to the crowd in St. Peter's Square from a window of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican during the Angelus Aug. 2, 2020. (CNS photo/IPA/Sipa via Reuters) See POPE-ANGELUS-COMPASSION Aug. 3, 2020.

Christians must courageously share with others, pope says at Angelus

https://youtu.be/jsKtgj2Xhq0 VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- True compassion requires "courageous sharing," not telling people to go fend for themselves, Pope Francis said. God operates according to "the logic of taking responsibility…

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Read more about the article Bishops from Japan, U.S. call Catholics to work for nuclear disarmament
In this 2018 file photo, peace activists hold a Catholic prayer service of repentance near the White House for the use of nuclear weapons on Japan during World War II. Bishops from Japan and the U.S. explored Catholic efforts to end the danger of nuclear weapons during an Aug. 3, 2020, webinar commemorating the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bomb drop on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) See MALLOY-TAKAMI-NUCLEAR-DISARMAMENT Aug. 3, 2020.

Bishops from Japan, U.S. call Catholics to work for nuclear disarmament

In this 2018 file photo, peace activists hold a Catholic prayer service of repentance near the White House for the use of nuclear weapons on Japan during World War II.…

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Read more about the article German author says retired Pope Benedict is ‘extremely frail’
Retired Pope Benedict XVI smiles at Germany's Munich Airport before his departure to Rome June 22, 2020. Pope Benedict, who is 93, traveled to Germany to see his ailing older brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, who is 96. (CNS photo/Sven Hoppe, pool via Reuters) See BENEDICT-GERMANY-GEORG June 19, 2020, and BENEDICT-VATICAN June 22, 2020.

German author says retired Pope Benedict is ‘extremely frail’

Retired Pope Benedict XVI smiles at Germany’s Munich Airport before his departure to Rome June 22, 2020. Pope Benedict, who is 93, traveled to Germany to see his ailing older…

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Read more about the article Bishops to Congress: Help Black families meet children’s educational needs
Third graders at St. John Berchmans School in Chicago walk outside of the building, in this 2013 file photo. Catholic schools, especially those serving urban areas, have been disproportionately impacted in the ongoing fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, three U.S. bishops told the Congressional Black Caucus leaders July 31, 2020. (CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World) See BISHOPS-CAUCUS-URBAN-SCHOOLS July 31, 2020.

Bishops to Congress: Help Black families meet children’s educational needs

Third graders at St. John Berchmans School in Chicago walk outside of the building, in this 2013 file photo. Catholic schools, especially those serving urban areas, have been disproportionately impacted…

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Read more about the article Casi un tercio de obispos brasileños firma carta crítica del gobierno
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, wearing a protective mask, holds a banana before a ceremony of lowering the national flag for the night at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia July 24, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Adriano Machado, Reuters) See BRAZIL-BISHOPS-BOLSONARO July 30, 2020.

Casi un tercio de obispos brasileños firma carta crítica del gobierno

El presidente brasileño, Jair Bolsonaro, aparece con una máscara protectora, antes de una ceremonia de la bajada de la bandera nacional en el Palacio Alvorada en Brasilia, el 24 de…

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Read more about the article Obispos mexicanos aplauden fallo de la Corte Suprema sobre aborto
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.

Obispos mexicanos aplauden fallo de la Corte Suprema sobre aborto

Un grupo provida reza durante una protesta en 2019 en las afueras del congreso local en Oaxaca, México. Foto CNS-Jorge Luis Plata, Reuters CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (CNS) -- La Corte…

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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

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 DUBLIN…

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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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