Read more about the article As Quebec nuns die of COVID-19, government vows to help
A man walks across the "Rosary Bridge" in 2017 at the shrine of Cap-de-la-Madeleine in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. It's been reported that six sisters of Saint Anne and six Ursulines from Trois-Rivieres have died of COVID-19 so far in 2020. (CNS photo/Philippe Vaillancourt, Presence) See COVID-QUEBEC-NUNS June 8, 2020.

As Quebec nuns die of COVID-19, government vows to help

A man walks across the "Rosary Bridge" in 2017 at the shrine of Cap-de-la-Madeleine in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. It's been reported that six sisters of Saint Anne and six Ursulines from…

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Read more about the article Marking World Environment Day, pope says: Don’t look the other way
Birds search for food on trash collected by a log boom on a river in Klang, Malaysia, on World Environment Day, June 5, 2020. The theme of World Environment Day 2020 is "Celebrate Biodiversity." (CNS photo/Lim Huey Teng, Reuters) See POPE-ENVIRONMENT-MESSAGE June 5, 2020.

Marking World Environment Day, pope says: Don’t look the other way

Birds search for food on trash collected by a log boom on a river in Klang, Malaysia, on World Environment Day, June 5, 2020. The theme of World Environment Day…

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Read more about the article African bishops call for solidarity, including debt cancellation
A businesswoman wearing a protective mask is seen through the window of her mud-walled home in Nairobi, Kenya, May 25, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Africa's Catholic bishops have called on the donor countries and agencies to exercise solidarity with the continent, including canceling debt, as the pandemic continues to hit hard. (CNS photo/Thomas Mukoya, Reuters) See COVID-SECAM-AFRICA-DEBT June 4, 2020.

African bishops call for solidarity, including debt cancellation

A businesswoman wearing a protective mask is seen through the window of her mud-walled home in Nairobi, Kenya, May 25, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Africa's Catholic bishops have called…

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Read more about the article China makes preaching patriotism compulsory to reopen churches
A file photo shows a priest hearing confession at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing. The Chinese government said that in addition to meeting health requirements after the COVID-19 outbreak, priests must "preach on patriotism" as a condition for reopening their churches. (CNS photo/Damir Sagolj, Reuters) See COVID-CHINA-CHURCHES-OPEN June 4, 2020.

China makes preaching patriotism compulsory to reopen churches

A file photo shows a priest hearing confession at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing. The Chinese government said that in addition to meeting health requirements after the…

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Read more about the article Life and death: Pandemic forces world to confront its greatest fear
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, stands in his office June 1, 2020. Archbishop Paglia said the coronavirus pandemic has forced humanity to confront its own mortality and is an opportunity for Catholics to reflect on death not as an end but as "a passage." (CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves) See VATICAN-LETTER-DEATH-PAGLIA June 3, 2020.

Life and death: Pandemic forces world to confront its greatest fear

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, stands in his office June 1, 2020. Archbishop Paglia said the coronavirus pandemic has forced humanity to confront its own…

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Read more about the article Selection of quotes from Pope Francis on equality, fraternity, racism
Pope Francis addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in 2015 at the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (CNS photo/Joshua Roberts) See POPE-QUOTES-RACISM-EQUALITY June 2, 2020.

Selection of quotes from Pope Francis on equality, fraternity, racism

Pope Francis addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in 2015 at the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. CNS photo/Joshua Roberts. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Here are…

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Read more about the article As Latin America becomes center of pandemic, churches confront hunger
Diego Ramirez, a single father of three teenage girls in Guatemala, stands among his family and chickens in this undated photo. With the restaurant and market where Ramirez had been working shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic, he is now selling off his chickens, one by one, to keep his family financially afloat. Facing an uncertain future, his faith keeps him going. (CNS photo/courtesy Unbound) See COVID-LATAM-ROUNDUP June 1, 2020.

As Latin America becomes center of pandemic, churches confront hunger

Diego Ramirez, a single father of three teenage girls in Guatemala, stands among his family and chickens in this undated photo. With the restaurant and market where Ramirez had been…

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Read more about the article As poverty rises, Mexican parishes encourage neighbors to help neighbors
Paola Diaz Hernandez and Daniela Paredes -- volunteers at St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish in Chalco, Mexico -- prepare vouchers for free chickens donated by a local butcher in suburban Mexico City. The pair volunteer with a parish food bank that was initiated during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/David Agren) See COVID-MEXICO-NEIGHBORS June 1, 2020.

As poverty rises, Mexican parishes encourage neighbors to help neighbors

Paola Diaz Hernandez and Daniela Paredes -- volunteers at St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish in Chalco, Mexico -- prepare vouchers for free chickens donated by a local butcher in suburban…

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Read more about the article Learn from people’s suffering, forge new ways of living, pope says
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.

Learn from people’s suffering, forge new ways of living, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As pain, fear and anger fueled riots across the United States, Pope Francis wrote to the priests of the Diocese of Rome, urging them to learn…

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Read more about the article Some European Catholic leaders echo pope’s call for universal basic wage
People wearing protective masks wait to receive donated food from volunteers in Madrid May 16, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Susana Vera, Reuters) See COVID-EUROPE-BASIC-WAGE May 28, 2020.

Some European Catholic leaders echo pope’s call for universal basic wage

A waiter wearing a protective mask serves a customer at an outdoor section of a restaurant in Valencia, Spain, May 18, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.CNS photo/Nacho Doce, Reuters OXFORD,…

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