Read more about the article Vatican Museums, archive, library prepare to reopen
Visitors tour the Vatican Museums in this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo. The Vatican Museums will reopen June 1, almost three months after being closed as part of a lockdown to prevent spread of the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See COVID-MUSEUMS-ARCHIVES May 29, 2020.

Vatican Museums, archive, library prepare to reopen

Visitors tour the Vatican Museums in this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo. The Vatican Museums will reopen June 1, almost three months after being closed as part of a lockdown…

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Read more about the article Faith, not efficiency, is heart of church’s mission, cardinal says
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, is pictured in a 2018 file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See CHURCH-MISSION-TAGLE May 28, 2020.

Faith, not efficiency, is heart of church’s mission, cardinal says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' recent message to the pontifical mission societies is a reminder that the church's primary mission is to proclaim the Gospel, not run institutions with…

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Read more about the article Pope blesses visitors on feast of Ascension
Pope Francis waves as he looks out on St. Peter's Square after leading the "Regina Coeli" from his library in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 24, 2020. It was the first time the public was allowed in the square given the ongoing easing of restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters) See POPE-ASCENSION-REGINA-COELI May 24, 2020.

Pope blesses visitors on feast of Ascension

Pope Francis waves as he looks out on St. Peter's Square after leading the "Regina Coeli" from his library in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 24, 2020. It…

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Read more about the article Bioethics center: U.K. elderly death rate greatest failure of pandemic
Health care workers help to settle a patient into a home for the elderly in early May near Portsmouth, England, after moving her from the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Leon Neal, pool via Reuters) See COVID-UK-ELDERLY-ANSCOMBE May 26, 2020.

Bioethics center: U.K. elderly death rate greatest failure of pandemic

Health care workers help to settle a patient into a home for the elderly in early May near Portsmouth, England, after moving her from the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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Read more about the article Haiti’s bishops considering next steps in effort to rebuild churches
Church leaders dedicate Christ the King Church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in this 2018 file photo. It is among the churches rebuilt by the Partnership for the Reconstruction of the Church in Haiti, or PROCHE, with funds collected largely from U.S. parishioners following the country's devastating January 2010 earthquake. (CNS photo/courtesy Partnership for the Reconstruction of the Church in Haiti) See IN-DEPTH-HAITI-PROCHE May 26, 2020.

Haiti’s bishops considering next steps in effort to rebuild churches

Church leaders dedicate Christ the King Church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in this 2018 file photo. It is among the churches rebuilt by the Partnership for the Reconstruction of the Church…

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Read more about the article Homeland Security decision doesn’t surprise Catholics working at border
A warning sign is posted at a closed pedestrian crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border during the coronavirus pandemic in San Diego April 21, 2020. Catholics who work with migrants on both sides of the border say they are not surprised by the U.S. decision to extend restrictions on nonessential crossings. (CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters) See COVID-HOMELAND-SECURITY-BORDER of May 21, 2020.

Homeland Security decision doesn’t surprise Catholics working at border

A warning sign is posted at a closed pedestrian crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border during the coronavirus pandemic in San Diego April 21, 2020. Catholics who work with migrants on…

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Read more about the article The quiet pandemic victims: Those grieving death
Family members and funeral workers carry the coffin of a 51-year-old COVID-19 victim at a cemetery in Cape Town, South Africa, May 13, 2020. The need for social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic is making the grieving process more difficult for those losing loved ones to the disease. (CNS photo/Sumaya Hisham, Reuters) See COVID-GRIEF-TRAUMA of May 21, 2020.

The quiet pandemic victims: Those grieving death

Family members and funeral workers carry the coffin of a 51-year-old COVID-19 victim at a cemetery in Cape Town, South Africa, May 13, 2020. The need for social distancing during…

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Read more about the article Catholic volunteers in India mobilize in response to Cyclone Amphan
A man carries a tin sheet salvaged from the rubble of his damaged house in a village near Kolkata, India, May 22, 2020, in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan. (CNS photo/Rupak De Chowdhuri, Reuters) See INDIA-VOLUNTEERS-AMPHAN May 22, 2020.

Catholic volunteers in India mobilize in response to Cyclone Amphan

A man carries a tin sheet salvaged from the rubble of his damaged house in a village near Kolkata, India, May 22, 2020, in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan. CNS…

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Read more about the article Pope: Church’s preferential option for the poor is nonnegotiable
Dr. Tom Catena, a Catholic lay missionary from the United States, examines a patient during rounds at the Mother of Mercy Hospital in Gidel, a village in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, April 26, 2018. Pope Francis told the pontifical mission societies in a message May 21, 2020, that those involved with the church's missionary activity "should never justify their lack of concern for the poor with the excuse, widely used in particular ecclesiastical circles, of having to concentrate their energies on certain priorities for the mission." (CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey) See POPE-MISSION-SOCIETIES of May 21, 2020.

Pope: Church’s preferential option for the poor is nonnegotiable

Dr. Tom Catena, a Catholic lay missionary from the United States, examines a patient during rounds at the Mother of Mercy Hospital in Gidel, a village in the Nuba Mountains…

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Read more about the article Vatican announces Laudato Si’ anniversary year
Colorful wildflowers frame the peak of Byron Glacier near Girwood, Alaska, in this file photo. The Vatican announced May 16, 2020, that it will commemorate the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment with a year-long series of initiatives dedicated to the safeguarding and care for the earth. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass) See VATICAN-ECOLOGY-ANNIVERSARY May 18, 2020.

Vatican announces Laudato Si’ anniversary year

Colorful wildflowers frame the peak of Byron Glacier near Girwood, Alaska, in this file photo. The Vatican announced May 16, 2020, that it will commemorate the fifth anniversary of Pope…

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