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 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 “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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Read more about the article Hard work, prayer can lead church to overcome racism, Bishop Fabre says
Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, La., chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, speaks Nov. 13, 2019, during the USCCB's fall general assembly in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) See FABRE-RACISM-RESPONSE July 24, 2020.

Hard work, prayer can lead church to overcome racism, Bishop Fabre says

Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, La., chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, speaks Nov. 13, 2019, during the USCCB's fall general assembly…

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Read more about the article USCCB leaders disappointed by decision to limit DACA applicants
People in San Diego hold signs supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program June 18, 2020. (CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters) See DACA-REJECTION-REACTION July 29, 2020.

USCCB leaders disappointed by decision to limit DACA applicants

People in San Diego hold signs supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program June 18, 2020. CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters WASHINGTON. Leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops…

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Read more about the article Competing ideas on economic recovery in competing House, Senate bills
Capitol Hill is seen in Washington July 27, 2020. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) See HEROES-HEALS July 29, 2020.

Competing ideas on economic recovery in competing House, Senate bills

Capitol Hill is seen in Washington July 27, 2020. CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Democratic-led House approved the HEROES Act in May. The Republican-led Senate introduced the HEALS…

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Read more about the article Catholic parish’s ministry offers support for job-seekers amid pandemic
A graph explaining the unemployment insurance process in Kentucky is seen in this photo illustration. (CNS photo/Jessica Able, The Record) See COVID-UNEMPLOYED-JOB-HELP July 28, 2020.

Catholic parish’s ministry offers support for job-seekers amid pandemic

A graph explaining the unemployment insurance process in Kentucky is seen in this photo illustration. CNS photo/Jessica Able, The Record LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) -- While millions of Americans have suddenly…

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Read more about the article Portland archbishop urges end to violence, return to campaign for justice
Mothers in Portland, Ore., protest racial inequality and police violence July 22, 2020. (CNS photo/Caitlin Ochs, Reuters)

Portland archbishop urges end to violence, return to campaign for justice

Mothers in Portland, Ore., protest racial inequality and police violence July 22, 2020. CNS photo/Caitlin Ochs, Reuters PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) -- As the national spotlight landed on his city and…

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Read more about the article Head of Network remembers Lewis as ‘determined, forceful, thoughtful’
The casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., travels in a procession from Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., July 26, 2020. The civil rights movement legend who was a colleague of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. died July 17, 2020. He was 80. (CNS photo/Christopher Aluka Berry, Reuters) See LEWIS-CAMPBELL-REFLECTION July 27, 2020.

Head of Network remembers Lewis as ‘determined, forceful, thoughtful’

The casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., travels in a procession from Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., July 26, 2020. The…

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Read more about the article New accusation surfaces against former U.S. prelate McCarrick
Then-Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, arrives in procession for a Mass of thanksgiving for Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 22, 2010. A new lawsuit against McCarrick, who was laicized in 2019, accuses him of managing a sex ring among seminarians, altar boys and priests at a New Jersey beach house. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See NEW-MCCARRICK-ACCUSE July 22, 2020.

New accusation surfaces against former U.S. prelate McCarrick

Then-Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, arrives in procession for a Mass of thanksgiving for Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican…

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