Read more about the article Scholars: Health, wealth both integral to society’s managing of pandemic
Panelists are seen during a June 2, 2020, discussion about the coronavirus economic response. Pictured are Jesuit Father Paul McNelis, who holds the Robert Bendheim chair in economic and financial policy at Fordham University; Mary Hirschfeld, associate professor of economics and theology at Villanova University; Joseph Capizzi, moral theology professor at The Catholic University of America in Washington; Michael Le Chevallier, associate director at Lumen Christi Institute; and Dr. Daniel Sulmasy, a physician and professor of biomedical ethics at Georgetown University. (CNS photo/courtesy Laura Ieraci) See WEBINAR-LESSONS-LOCKDOWN June 9, 2020.

Scholars: Health, wealth both integral to society’s managing of pandemic

Panelists are seen during a June 2, 2020, discussion about the coronavirus economic response. Pictured are Jesuit Father Paul McNelis, who holds the Robert Bendheim chair in economic and financial…

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Read more about the article First chance to receive Eucharist at Mass in months leaves some in tears
Parishioners at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Scarborough, Maine, return to public Mass for the first time since mid-March. (CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Portland) See PUBLIC-MASSES-RETURN-ROUNDUP June 9, 2020.

First chance to receive Eucharist at Mass in months leaves some in tears

PORTLAND, Maine (CNS) -- A parish priest in Bangor, Maine, said he saw many Massgoers "in tears" as they took holy Communion for the first time in close to three…

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Read more about the article Update: More Catholic bishops, laity join in ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests
Josephite Father Cornelius Ejiogu, pastor of St. Luke Parish in Washington, leads a prayerful protest outside the White House in Washington June 8, 2020, following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man whose neck was pinned to the ground by police for more than eight minutes before he was taken to the hospital. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) See FLOYD-PRIESTS-PROTEST June 8, 2020.

Update: More Catholic bishops, laity join in ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests

Josephite Father Cornelius Ejiogu, pastor of St. Luke Parish in Washington, leads a prayerful protest outside the White House in Washington June 8, 2020, following the death of George Floyd,…

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Read more about the article Update: Prayer vigils, protests, bishops’ homilies echo call for racial justice
A demonstrator in Washington reacts during a protest against racial inequality June 6, 2020. Demonstrations continue after a white police officer in Minnesota was caught on a bystander's video May 25 pressing his knee into the neck of George Floyd, an African American, who was later pronounced dead at a hospital. (CNS photo/Eric Thayer, Reuters) See FLOYD-PROTESTS-HOMILIES-ROUNDUP June 8, 2020.

Update: Prayer vigils, protests, bishops’ homilies echo call for racial justice

A demonstrator in Washington reacts during a protest against racial inequality June 6, 2020. Demonstrations continue after a white police officer in Minnesota was caught on a bystander's video May…

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Read more about the article USCCB, other Catholic groups urge court to protect faith-based foster care
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington is seen in this 2018 file photo. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) See SCOTUS-BRIEFS-FOSTER June 8, 2020.

USCCB, other Catholic groups urge court to protect faith-based foster care

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington is seen in this 2018 file photo. CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn . WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference…

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Read more about the article After ‘taking a knee,’ border bishop gets a call from the pope
Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, kneels at El Paso's Memorial Park holding a "Black Lives Matter" sign June 1, 2020. After "taking a knee" during that demonstration in solidarity with George Floyd -- an unarmed black man said to have spent several minutes under a Minnesota police officer's knee before becoming unconscious and later dying -- Bishop Seitz received a call from Pope Francis. (CNS photo/Fernie Ceniceros, courtesy Diocese of El Paso) See SEITZ-KNEE-POPE and SEITZ-FLOYD-STATEMENT June 4, 2020.

After ‘taking a knee,’ border bishop gets a call from the pope

Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, kneels at El Paso's Memorial Park holding a "Black Lives Matter" sign June 1, 2020. After "taking a knee"…

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Read more about the article African American Catholic leaders urge justice, action to address racism
Women embrace during a protest outside Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis May 29, 2020, following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man whose neck was pinned to the ground by police for more than eight minutes before he was taken to the hospital. (CNS photo/Eric Miller, Reuters) See SANTEGIDIO-FARRELL-US-PEACE June 5, 2020.

African American Catholic leaders urge justice, action to address racism

Women embrace during a protest outside Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis May 29, 2020, following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man whose neck was pinned…

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Read more about the article Update: Trump visits shrine on anniversary of St. John Paul II visit to Poland
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pose outside the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington June 2, 2020, the 41st anniversary of beginning of pope's 1979 historic visit to Poland. (CNS photo/Tom Brenner, Reuters) See TRUMP-JPII-SHRINE June 2, 2020.

Update: Trump visits shrine on anniversary of St. John Paul II visit to Poland

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pose outside the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington June 2, 2020, the 41st anniversary of beginning of pope's…

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Read more about the article To fight racism, Catholics must hunger for justice like we do for Eucharist
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.

To fight racism, Catholics must hunger for justice like we do for Eucharist

Responding to editors' requests for a regular sampling of current commentary from around the Catholic press, here is an unsigned editorial called: "To fight racism, Catholics must hunger for justice…

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Read more about the article Update: Bishops around U.S. express sorrow over Floyd killing, racism
Terrence Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, reacts at a makeshift memorial at the spot where he was taken into custody in Minneapolis June 1, 2020. Demonstrations continue after a white police officer was caught on a bystander's video May 25 pressing his knee into the neck of George Floyd, an African American, who later died at a hospital. (CNS photo/Lucas Jackson, Reuters)

Update: Bishops around U.S. express sorrow over Floyd killing, racism

Terrence Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, reacts at a makeshift memorial at the spot where he was taken into custody in Minneapolis June 1, 2020. Demonstrations continue after a…

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