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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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Read more about the article German church leaders recall end of WWII, urge commitment to peace
Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, council president of the Protestant Church in Germany, and Limburg Bishop Georg Batzing, president of the German bishops' conference, lead a service to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II at the Berlin cathedral May 8, 2020. (CNS photo/Christian Ditsch, epd pool via Reuters) See WWII-GERMANY-CHURCHES May 8, 2020.

German church leaders recall end of WWII, urge commitment to peace

Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, council president of the Protestant Church in Germany, and Limburg Bishop Georg Batzing, president of the German bishops' conference, lead a service to commemorate the 75th anniversary…

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Read more about the article U.S. Catholic schools move to avert fiscal disaster amid pandemic
Students at St. Mary of the Purification Montessori School in Houston walk by a statue of St. Martin de Porres in this 2019 photo. U.S. Catholic schools are moving to avert fiscal disaster amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald) See CATHOLIC-SCHOOLS-FINANCES May 6, 2020.

U.S. Catholic schools move to avert fiscal disaster amid pandemic

Students at St. Mary of the Purification Montessori School in Houston walk by a statue of St. Martin de Porres in this 2019 photo. U.S. Catholic schools are moving to…

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Read more about the article Update: Social justice leaders urge cardinal to step back from praise of Trump
New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan is seen in this 2018 file photo at the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) See JUSTICE-LETTER-DOLAN-POLITICS May 4, 2020.

Update: Social justice leaders urge cardinal to step back from praise of Trump

New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan is seen in this 2018 file photo at the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. CNS photo/Bob Roller…

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Read more about the article Atlanta’s new archbishop is installed in quiet ceremony
Auxiliary Bishop Joel M. Konzen of Atlanta, second from right who served as the administrator for the Archdiocese of Atlanta until an archbishop was appointed, extends the crosier to the seventh archbishop of Atlanta, Gregory J. Hartmayer, a Conventual Franciscan friar, at Cathedral of Christ the King May 6, 2020, during a Mass of Installation. (CNS photo/Michael Alexander, Georgia Bulletin) See HARTMAYER-INSTALLATION May 7, 2020.

Atlanta’s new archbishop is installed in quiet ceremony

Auxiliary Bishop Joel M. Konzen of Atlanta, second from right who served as the administrator for the Archdiocese of Atlanta until an archbishop was appointed, extends the crosier to the…

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Read more about the article Emergency multitasking: Vatican says keep all vulnerable in mind
Displaced Syrian children are seen at a camp in Idlib April 14, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Internally displaced people, those forced to flee their homes, but who do not cross into another country, still often need protection and special assistance, including from the church, said a new Vatican document released May 5. (CNS photo/Khalil Ashawi, Reuters) See VATICAN-LETTER-DISPLACED May 5, 2020.

Emergency multitasking: Vatican says keep all vulnerable in mind

Displaced Syrian children are seen at a camp in Idlib April 14, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Internally displaced people, those forced to flee their homes, but who do not…

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Read more about the article COVID-19 fear creates stigma, but some Africans more fearful of starving
A community volunteer waits to distribute food to the needy in a poor section of Cape Town, South Africa, April 17, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Mike Hutchings, Reuters) See COVID-AFRICA-STIGMA April 4, 2020.

COVID-19 fear creates stigma, but some Africans more fearful of starving

A community volunteer waits to distribute food to the needy in a poor section of Cape Town, South Africa, April 17, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. CNS photo/Mike Hutchings, Reuters.…

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