Read more about the article UAE sends aid to Peru as part of Catholic-Muslim cooperation
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.

UAE sends aid to Peru as part of Catholic-Muslim cooperation

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- An ongoing dialogue between Catholic and Muslim educators took a very concrete turn June 25 when the United Arab Emirates sent a plane carrying 50 tons…

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Read more about the article Rohingya refugees threatened by pandemic, Caritas warns
Rohingya refugees are evacuated from a boat by locals near the coast of Seunuddon beach in Aceh, Indonesia, June 25, 2020. (CNS photo/Antara Foto, Rahmad via Reuters) See COVID-CARITAS-ROHINGYA June 26, 2020.

Rohingya refugees threatened by pandemic, Caritas warns

Rohingya refugees are evacuated from a boat by locals near the coast of Seunuddon beach in Aceh, Indonesia, June 25, 2020. CNS photo/Antara Foto, Rahmad via Reuters VATICAN CITY (CNS)…

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Read more about the article Women religious honored for work on pandemic’s front lines
Callista Gingrich, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, poses for a photo with Claretian Missionary Sister Jolanda Kafka, president of the International Union of Superiors General, and Sally Axworthy, the British ambassador to the Holy See, June 23, 2020, in Rome before the online symposium, "Women Religious on the Frontlines." (CNS photo/courtesy of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See) See COVID-WOMEN-RELIGIOUS June 23, 2020.

Women religious honored for work on pandemic’s front lines

Callista Gingrich, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, poses for a photo with Claretian Missionary Sister Jolanda Kafka, president of the International Union of Superiors General, and Sally Axworthy,…

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Read more about the article Devotion to Sacred Heart increases in Mexico during pandemic
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador displays images of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at a March 18, 2020, news conference. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus runs deep in Mexico, especially in times of crisis and pandemics. (CNS screen grab/www.milenio.com) See COVID-MEXICO-SACRED-HEART June 22, 2020.

Devotion to Sacred Heart increases in Mexico during pandemic

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador displays images of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at a March 18, 2020, news conference. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus runs deep…

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Read more about the article Christian leaders: Israeli occupation of Palestine is cause of conflict
Palestinians argue with Israeli soldiers during a June 19, 2020, protest near Hebron, West Bank. Three retired Christian leaders released a new statement amid growing tensions over Israel's U.S.-sanctioned bid to officially annex parts of the West Bank, including the Jordan Valley. (CNS photo/Mussa Qawasma, Reuters) See HOLY-LAND-JUSTICE June 23, 2020.

Christian leaders: Israeli occupation of Palestine is cause of conflict

Palestinians argue with Israeli soldiers during a June 19, 2020, protest near Hebron, West Bank. Three retired Christian leaders released a new statement amid growing tensions over Israel's U.S.-sanctioned bid…

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Read more about the article Pandemic showed just how much people need each other, pope says
Pope Francis meets Attilio Fontana, president of the Lombardy region, during an audience with doctors, nurses and health care professionals from the Lombardy region at the Vatican June 20, 2020. The Lombardy region in northern Italy suffered the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See COVID-POPE-MEDICAL June 22, 2020.

Pandemic showed just how much people need each other, pope says

Pope Francis meets Attilio Fontana, president of the Lombardy region, during an audience with doctors, nurses and health care professionals from the Lombardy region at the Vatican June 20, 2020.…

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Read more about the article Update: Aid agencies warn of Yemen’s health care collapse, famine risk
Children wearing protective masks look out the window of their home in Sanaa, Yemen, June 7, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Khaled Abdullah, Reuters) See COVID-YEMEN-COLLAPSE June 17, 2020.

Update: Aid agencies warn of Yemen’s health care collapse, famine risk

Children wearing protective masks look out the window of their home in Sanaa, Yemen, June 7, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.CNS photo/Khaled Abdullah, Reuters AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) -- CAFOD and…

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Read more about the article Racism in any form is intolerable, Vatican official says at U.N. hearing
A protester confronts police during a "Black Lives Matter" protest in Brisbane, Australia, June 17, 2020, following the death of American George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being pinned to the ground under a Minneapolis police officer's knee for several minutes. (CNS photo/Darren England/AAP Image via Reuters) See VATICAN-RACISM-UN June 18, 2020.

Racism in any form is intolerable, Vatican official says at U.N. hearing

A protester confronts police during a "Black Lives Matter" protest in Brisbane, Australia, June 17, 2020, following the death of American George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after…

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Read more about the article Lockdown has increased risk of grooming, abuse of minors, says expert
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, is pictured in a 2019 file photo. The increased screen time and isolation because of quarantine measures or restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have put vulnerable minors at greater risk of grooming and abuse online, Father Zollner said. CNS photo/Paul Haring

Lockdown has increased risk of grooming, abuse of minors, says expert

Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, is pictured in a 2019 file photo. The increased screen time and isolation because of…

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Read more about the article Laudato Si’ must inspire building better world, panelists at Vatican say
A diver inspects transplanted coral near Dibba Port in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, June 15, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing global crises indicate that Pope Francis' encyclical on caring for creation urgently needs to be implemented worldwide, a panel of church leaders said at a June 18, 2020, Vatican news conference. (CNS photo/Christopher Pike, Reuters) See VATICAN-ECOLOGY-GUIDE June 18, 2020.

Laudato Si’ must inspire building better world, panelists at Vatican say

A diver inspects transplanted coral near Dibba Port in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, June 15, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing global crises indicate that Pope Francis' encyclical on caring…

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