Read more about the article Louisville cathedral damaged as protests over Floyd death turn violent
Windows of the Cathedral of the Assumption's rectory in Louisville, Ky., are seen May 30, 2020. They were boarded up with plywood after several were broken amid an anti-police protest that began the day before. (CNS photo/Marnie McAllister, The Record) See FLOYD-PROTESTS-LOUISVILLE May 31, 2020.

Louisville cathedral damaged as protests over Floyd death turn violent

Windows of the Cathedral of the Assumption's rectory in Louisville, Ky., are seen May 30, 2020. They were boarded up with plywood after several were broken amid an anti-police protest…

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Read more about the article Supreme Court rejects appeals to lift restrictions on congregation size
Franciscan friars pray at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Butler, N.J., April 11, 2020. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected appeals to lift restrictions limiting congregation sizes May 29 during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Octavio Duran) See SCOTUS-CHURCHES-RESTRICTIONS June 1, 2020.

Supreme Court rejects appeals to lift restrictions on congregation size

Franciscan friars pray at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Butler, N.J., April 11, 2020. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected appeals to lift restrictions limiting congregation sizes May 29 during…

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Read more about the article Update: Bishops ‘sickened’ by Floyd’s death, urge racism be met ‘head-on’
A man in Minneapolis is injured after being hit in the head by an object at a protest near the Minneapolis Police Third Precinct May 27, 2020. Two days earlier George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was pinned down by a police officer kneeling on his neck before later dying in the hospital May 25. (CNS photo/Eric Miller, Reuters) See MINNEAPOLIS-FLOYD May 28, 2020.

Update: Bishops ‘sickened’ by Floyd’s death, urge racism be met ‘head-on’

A man in Minneapolis is injured after being hit in the head by an object at a protest near the Minneapolis Police Third Precinct May 27, 2020. Two days earlier…

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Read more about the article Update: Knights ‘praying for years’ for beatification, says Anderson
Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus, is seen Aug. 6, 2019, at the 137th annual Knights convention in Minneapolis. (CNS photo/Tamino Petelinsek, courtesy Knights of Columbus ) See MCGIVNEY-CAUSE-ANDERSON May 28, 2020.

Update: Knights ‘praying for years’ for beatification, says Anderson

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Father Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, may be an ideal prospective saint for the current age, said Carl A. Anderson, supreme knight of…

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Read more about the article Faith leaders call for ‘Day of Mourning and Lament’ for victims of virus
Demonstrators near the White House in Washington stand beside a line of mock body bags while holding flowers during a funeral procession demonstration May 20, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Tom Brenner, Reuters) See DAY-MOURNING-LAMENT-COVID May 28, 2020.

Faith leaders call for ‘Day of Mourning and Lament’ for victims of virus

A mask seen near a New York City cemetery May 27, 2020, honors those who have died from the coronavirus disease. CNS photo/Brendan McDermid, Reuters SILVER SPRING, Md. (CNS) --…

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Read more about the article Faith leaders: Protecting human life is priority in reopening churches
Deacon Robert Lavanco of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church prays with Krystyna Kopacki in the Queens borough of New York City May 24, 2020. President Donald Trump declared places of worship "essential" May 22. (CNS photo/Mike Segar, Reuters) See TRUMP-HOUSES-WORSHIP-REACT May 26, 2020.

Faith leaders: Protecting human life is priority in reopening churches

Deacon Robert Lavanco of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church prays with Krystyna Kopacki in the Queens borough of New York City May 24, 2020. President Donald Trump declared places…

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Read more about the article American Indian communities feel COVID’s wrath
Cars in Coyote Canyon, N.M., on the Navajo reservation, line up to receive food at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew May 15, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/David Wallace, The Republic, USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters) See IN-DEPTH-COVID-INDIGENOUS May 22, 2020.

American Indian communities feel COVID’s wrath

Cars in Coyote Canyon, N.M., on the Navajo reservation, line up to receive food at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew May 15, 2020, during…

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Read more about the article Catholic psychologist calls domestic violence ‘pandemic within a pandemic’
Christauria Welland, a Catholic psychologist, speaks at the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in this 2015 file photo. (CNS photo/Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly.com) See DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE-PANDEMIC May 22, 2020.

Catholic psychologist calls domestic violence ‘pandemic within a pandemic’

Christauria Welland, a Catholic psychologist, speaks at the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in this 2015 file photo. CNS photo/Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly.com. PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Amid global coronavirus lockdowns,…

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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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