Read more about the article Public service workers tell of job strains of serving in pandemic
Garbage cans are seen in a Washington neighborhood July 23, 2020. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) See WORKERS-PANDEMIC July 23, 2020.

Public service workers tell of job strains of serving in pandemic

Garbage cans are seen in a Washington neighborhood July 23, 2020. CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn. WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Workers whose jobs put them in direct contact with the public related both…

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Read more about the article ‘Our most tragic time’: Felician sisters bear loss of 13 sisters to COVID-19
An empty room on the first floor of the care center in the Felician sisters' convent in Livonia, Mich., is seen June 10, 2020. (CNS photo/Dan Stockman, Global Sisters Report) See GSR-FELICIAN-SISTERS-COVID July 22, 2020.

‘Our most tragic time’: Felician sisters bear loss of 13 sisters to COVID-19

An empty room on the first floor of the care center in the Felician sisters' convent in Livonia, Mich., is seen June 10, 2020. CNS photo/Dan Stockman, Global Sisters Report…

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Read more about the article Mask-wearing varies dramatically in parishes across Minnesota archdiocese
In this illustration photo, a disposable medical mask hangs on the side of a pew at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Minneapolis. (CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit) See MASS-MASKS July 20, 2020.

Mask-wearing varies dramatically in parishes across Minnesota archdiocese

In this illustration photo, a disposable medical mask hangs on the side of a pew at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Minneapolis. CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit ST.…

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Read more about the article D.C. Catholic food pantry: Months of long lines with no end in sight
Sister Romana Uzodimma, a Sister of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus, places onions into a man's bag at Catholic Charities' Spanish Catholic Center parking lot in Washington July 15, 2020, where he is picking up free food supplies. Since the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy beginning in March, the Spanish Center food program has grown from 60 recipients a week to 600, Catholic Charities' officials said. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth) See FOOD-INSECURITY-RELIEF July 21, 2020.

D.C. Catholic food pantry: Months of long lines with no end in sight

https://youtu.be/bJsNK2W-gBE WASHINGTON (CNS) -- When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the Washington area in mid-March, shuttering many local restaurants and businesses, the lines at a weekly food pantry sponsored by…

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Read more about the article School officials say parents struggling with enrollment, tuition decisions
Jennifer Brown, a fourth-grade teacher at Sts. Philip and James School in St. James, N.Y., reviews an assignment with student Jovianna Keenan Feb. 13, 2020. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) See CATHOLIC-SCHOOLS-REOPENING-STRATEGIES and CATHOLIC-SCHOOLS-CRITICAL-YEAR July 20, 2020.

School officials say parents struggling with enrollment, tuition decisions

Jennifer Brown, a fourth-grade teacher at Sts. Philip and James School in St. James, N.Y., reviews an assignment with student Jovianna Keenan Feb. 13, 2020. CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz. WEST…

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Read more about the article Catholic schools in U.S. unveil reopening plans for worrisome fall term
Social-distancing dividers for students at St. Benedict School in Montebello, Calif., are seen July 14, 2020. (CNS photo/Lucy Nicholson, Reuters) See CATHOLIC-SCHOOLS-REOPENING-STRATEGIES and CATHOLIC-SCHOOLS-CRITICAL-YEAR July 20, 2020.

Catholic schools in U.S. unveil reopening plans for worrisome fall term

Social-distancing dividers for students at St. Benedict School in Montebello, Calif., are seen July 14, 2020. CNS photo/Lucy Nicholson, Reuters WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS) -- U.S. Catholic schools are…

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Read more about the article Catholic organizations rush to oppose proposed asylum changes
Sandra Gutierrez, who fled gang violence in Honduras with her family and was granted asylum by the United States in 2016, is seen in a makeshift bedroom inside her home in Oakland, Calif., May 30, 2017. (CNS photo/Stephen Lam, Reuters) See ASYLUM-RULE-CHANGE July 16, 2020.

Catholic organizations rush to oppose proposed asylum changes

Sandra Gutierrez, who fled gang violence in Honduras with her family and was granted asylum by the United States in 2016, is seen in a makeshift bedroom inside her home…

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Read more about the article Nuclear era that began in 1945 poses moral questions for the 21st century
Nagasaki, Japan, showed scant signs of recovery four years after an atomic bomb was detonated over the city Aug. 9, 1945. (CNS photo/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files, USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters) See NAGASAKI-TAKAMI-PEACE and IN-DEPTH-NUCLEAR-ERA July 15, 2020.

Nuclear era that began in 1945 poses moral questions for the 21st century

Nagasaki, Japan, showed scant signs of recovery four years after an atomic bomb was detonated over the city Aug. 9, 1945. CNS photo/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files, USA TODAY NETWORK via…

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Read more about the article Update: Notre Dame study examines ‘everyday’ Americans’ views on abortion
People walk up Constitution Avenue headed toward the U.S. Supreme Court while participating in the 47th annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 24, 2020. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) See STUDY-ABORTION-ATTITUDES July 15, 2020.

Update: Notre Dame study examines ‘everyday’ Americans’ views on abortion

People walk up Constitution Avenue headed toward the U.S. Supreme Court while participating in the 47th annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 24, 2020.CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn CLEVELAND (CNS) --…

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Read more about the article Black, white parishioners in Philadelphia forge model for racial healing
More than 120 parishioners from St. Martin de Porres in Philadelphia and St. John Chrysostom in Wallingford, Pa., met during a June 29, 2020, virtual town hall to discuss racial healing from a faith-based, pastoral perspective. (CNS photo/Gina Christian, catholicphilly.com) See MODEL-RACIAL-HEALING July 15, 2020.

Black, white parishioners in Philadelphia forge model for racial healing

More than 120 parishioners from St. Martin de Porres in Philadelphia and St. John Chrysostom in Wallingford, Pa., met during a June 29, 2020, virtual town hall to discuss racial…

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