Read more about the article Czerny: Pandemic made people grasp role of migrants as essential workers
A volunteer hands out a meal to a needy man in a home for asylum-seekers in late April in Wuppertal, Germany, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Wolfgang Rattay, Reuters) See COVID-CZERNY-MIGRANTS July 31, 2020.

Czerny: Pandemic made people grasp role of migrants as essential workers

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Read more about the article Parishes are not ‘businesses’ that can be led by anyone, cardinal says
People wearing face masks attend a July 19, 2020, Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family in Nairobi, Kenya, on the first day the government allowed churches to reopen for worship during the coronavirus pandemic. A Vatican document underlines how parishes are not "businesses" that can be led by anyone, according to Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy. (CNS photo/Thomas Mukoya, Reuters) See VATICAN-STELLA-PARISHES July 29, 2020.

Parishes are not ‘businesses’ that can be led by anyone, cardinal says

People wearing face masks attend a July 19, 2020, Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family in Nairobi, Kenya, on the first day the government allowed churches to…

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Read more about the article COVID pandemic should raise questions about faith, pope says
A woman wearing a protective mask prays during Mass at the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in London July 4, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Isabel Infantes, PA Images via Reuters) See POPE-COVID-THEOLOGY July 30, 2020.

COVID pandemic should raise questions about faith, pope says

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Read more about the article Update: Mexican bishops welcome Supreme Court abortion ruling
Pro-life supporters pray during a 2019 protest outside the local congress in Oaxaca, Mexico. In late July, Mexico's bishops called on Catholics to speak out ahead of a ruling from the country's Supreme Court, which could lead to a nationwide decriminalization of abortion. (CNS photo/Jorge Luis Plata, Reuters) See MEXICO-ABORTION-COURT-BISHOPS July 27, 2020.

Update: Mexican bishops welcome Supreme Court abortion ruling

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Read more about the article The care in careful: Pontifical universities prepare for classes in COVID-era
Members of a religious congregation exit the main entrance of the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome in this 2013 photo. When the Vatican issued norms that pontifical universities offer in-person on-site instruction for the coming academic year, institutes in Rome spent the summer hammering out what changes and protocols would be needed to keep staff and students safe during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See VATICAN-LETTER-COVID-UNIVERSITIES and COVID-UNIVERSITIES-ROME July 29, 2020.

The care in careful: Pontifical universities prepare for classes in COVID-era

https://youtu.be/IR09G8pCoxY VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When the Vatican issued norms that pontifical universities offer in-person classes on their campuses for the coming academic year, institutes in Rome spent the summer…

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Read more about the article Caritas warns of rise in human trafficking amid pandemic
A man in Athens, Greece, has a chain wrapped around his wrists in this photo illustration. (CNS photo/Alkis Konstantinidis, Reuters) See CARITAS-HUMAN-TRAFFICKING July 28, 2020.

Caritas warns of rise in human trafficking amid pandemic

A man in Athens, Greece, has a chain wrapped around his wrists in this photo illustration. CNS photo/Alkis Konstantinidis, Reuters. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As governments and world leaders struggle…

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Read more about the article Latin American universities offer courses with Catholic lens on feminism
Members of the pro-life groups And Then There Were None and New Wave Feminists stand in front of a truck of supplies for migrants in need in this 2019 photo in Texas. In late July, Catholic universities in Latin America concluded a two-week online course that studied the role of women and feminism through the lens of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church. (CNS photo/courtesy Abby's ministry) See SOCIAL-DOCTRINE-FEMINISM July 27, 2020.

Latin American universities offer courses with Catholic lens on feminism

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Read more about the article Justice, dignity not just ‘privilege of the rich,’ Vatican official says
Activists take part in a "Walk for Freedom" in 2018 to protest human trafficking in Berlin. A Vatican representative said the protection of rights and human dignity is not exclusive to the wealthy but also to the most vulnerable, especially victims of human trafficking. (CNS photo/Fabrizio Bensch, Reuters) See VATICAN-TRAFFICKING-GRECH July 27, 2020.

Justice, dignity not just ‘privilege of the rich,’ Vatican official says

Activists take part in a "Walk for Freedom" in 2018 to protest human trafficking in Berlin. A Vatican representative said the protection of rights and human dignity is not exclusive…

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Read more about the article Not all in same boat: Some communities ‘sink more easily,’ archbishop says
A person in a protective face mask walks along the Princes Bridge in Melbourne, Australia, July 17, 2020, during a lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Daniel Pockett, Reuters) See LIFE-ACADEMY-COVID-REFLECTION July 22, 2020.

Not all in same boat: Some communities ‘sink more easily,’ archbishop says

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Read more about the article Canadian court: Safe Third Country Agreement with U.S. violates rights
Canadian refugee supporters tape photographs of migrant worker Rogelio Munoz Santos, who died from coronavirus, during a pro-immigration rally by migrants, refugees and undocumented workers outside the office of Canadian Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in Toronto July 4, 2020. A federal court in Canada ruled July 22 that the Safe Third Country Agreement, which allows Canada to send certain refugee petitioners back to the United States, is unconstitutional. (CNS photo/Chris Helgren, Reuters) See CANADA-COURT-THIRD-COUNTRY to come.

Canadian court: Safe Third Country Agreement with U.S. violates rights

Canadian refugee supporters tape photographs of migrant worker Rogelio Munoz Santos, who died from coronavirus, during a pro-immigration rally by migrants, refugees and undocumented workers outside the office of Canadian…

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