Read more about the article The quiet pandemic victims: Those grieving death
Family members and funeral workers carry the coffin of a 51-year-old COVID-19 victim at a cemetery in Cape Town, South Africa, May 13, 2020. The need for social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic is making the grieving process more difficult for those losing loved ones to the disease. (CNS photo/Sumaya Hisham, Reuters) See COVID-GRIEF-TRAUMA of May 21, 2020.

The quiet pandemic victims: Those grieving death

Family members and funeral workers carry the coffin of a 51-year-old COVID-19 victim at a cemetery in Cape Town, South Africa, May 13, 2020. The need for social distancing during…

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Read more about the article Catholic volunteers in India mobilize in response to Cyclone Amphan
A man carries a tin sheet salvaged from the rubble of his damaged house in a village near Kolkata, India, May 22, 2020, in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan. (CNS photo/Rupak De Chowdhuri, Reuters) See INDIA-VOLUNTEERS-AMPHAN May 22, 2020.

Catholic volunteers in India mobilize in response to Cyclone Amphan

A man carries a tin sheet salvaged from the rubble of his damaged house in a village near Kolkata, India, May 22, 2020, in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan. CNS…

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Read more about the article Pandemic has changed parish outreach methods ‘forever,’ says evangelist
Bishop John E. Stowe of Lexington, Ky., livestreams Palm Sunday Mass from his diocese's nearly empty Cathedral of Christ the King April 5, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Scot Landry, a Boston-based Catholic evangelist who is co-leader of Dynamic Catholic, says livestreamed Masses are here "forever." (CNS photo/Deacon Skip Olson, courtesy Diocese of Lexington) See PARISH-OUTREACH-PANDEMIC May 22, 2020.

Pandemic has changed parish outreach methods ‘forever,’ says evangelist

Bishop John E. Stowe of Lexington, Ky., livestreams Palm Sunday Mass from his diocese's nearly empty Cathedral of Christ the King April 5, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Scot Landry,…

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Read more about the article Templeton winner’s ‘every waking moment’ focused on efforts to cure COVID
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington May 7, 2020. (CNS photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool via Reuters) See TEMPLETON-PRIZE-COLLINS May 20, 2020.

Templeton winner’s ‘every waking moment’ focused on efforts to cure COVID

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington May 7, 2020. CNS…

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Read more about the article Pro-lifers say Planned Parenthood must return $80 million in PPP funds
An exam room at a Planned Parenthood center in White Plains, N.Y., is seen April 3, 2020. National Right to Life says Planned Parenthood should return $80 million its affiliates received under the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program. (CNS photo/Liliana Engelbrecht, Reuters) See PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-PPP-FUNDS May 21, 2020.

Pro-lifers say Planned Parenthood must return $80 million in PPP funds

An exam room at a Planned Parenthood center in White Plains, N.Y., is seen April 3, 2020. National Right to Life says Planned Parenthood should return $80 million its affiliates…

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Read more about the article Papa: La maravilla ante regalo de la creación abre corazones a la oración
Pope Francis looks out a window from his library in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 20, 2020. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See POPE-AUDIENCE-CREATION May 20, 2020.

Papa: La maravilla ante regalo de la creación abre corazones a la oración

El papa Francisco mira por una ventana desde su biblioteca en el Palacio Apostólico en el Vaticano el 20 de mayo de 2020. Foto CNS-Vatican Media CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS)…

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Read more about the article Diócesis en EE. UU., Canadá emiten protocolos para reapertura de iglesias
Brian Eberhardt of St. Paul, Minn., waits to be escorted to a pew at the Church of St. Peter May 19, 2020. (CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit) See DIOCESES-REOPENING-PROTOCOLS May 19, 2020.

Diócesis en EE. UU., Canadá emiten protocolos para reapertura de iglesias

Brian Eberhardt de St. Paul, Minnesota, espera ser escoltado hacia a un banco en la Iglesia de San Pedro el 19 de mayo de 2020. Foto CNS-Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic…

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Read more about the article Pope: Church’s preferential option for the poor is nonnegotiable
Dr. Tom Catena, a Catholic lay missionary from the United States, examines a patient during rounds at the Mother of Mercy Hospital in Gidel, a village in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, April 26, 2018. Pope Francis told the pontifical mission societies in a message May 21, 2020, that those involved with the church's missionary activity "should never justify their lack of concern for the poor with the excuse, widely used in particular ecclesiastical circles, of having to concentrate their energies on certain priorities for the mission." (CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey) See POPE-MISSION-SOCIETIES of May 21, 2020.

Pope: Church’s preferential option for the poor is nonnegotiable

Dr. Tom Catena, a Catholic lay missionary from the United States, examines a patient during rounds at the Mother of Mercy Hospital in Gidel, a village in the Nuba Mountains…

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Read more about the article Catholic doctors say churches essential, offer ‘road map’ to safely reopen
Mike Decker of Nashville, Tenn., applies an electrostatic disinfectant at Christ the King Church May 15, 2020. (CNS photo/Rick Musacchio, Tennessee Register) See CHURCHES-REOPENING-PHYSICIANS May 19, 2020.

Catholic doctors say churches essential, offer ‘road map’ to safely reopen

Mike Decker of Nashville, Tenn., applies an electrostatic disinfectant at Christ the King Church May 15, 2020. CNS photo/Rick Musacchio, Tennessee Register LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A blue-ribbon panel of…

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Read more about the article Vatican announces Laudato Si’ anniversary year
Colorful wildflowers frame the peak of Byron Glacier near Girwood, Alaska, in this file photo. The Vatican announced May 16, 2020, that it will commemorate the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment with a year-long series of initiatives dedicated to the safeguarding and care for the earth. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass) See VATICAN-ECOLOGY-ANNIVERSARY May 18, 2020.

Vatican announces Laudato Si’ anniversary year

Colorful wildflowers frame the peak of Byron Glacier near Girwood, Alaska, in this file photo. The Vatican announced May 16, 2020, that it will commemorate the fifth anniversary of Pope…

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