Jan 14, 2021 | Pope Francis & Vatican
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its employees and residents Jan. 13. Matteo Bruni,...
Jan 13, 2021 | US & World
By Carol Zimmermann | Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — After a flurry of court decisions, the Supreme Court reversed a pair of rulings from federal appeals courts that had put death-row inmate Lisa Montgomery’s execution on hold, and it denied two...
Jan 13, 2021 | US & World
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican began vaccinating its employees and residents against COVID-19 Jan. 13, giving priority to its health care workers, security personnel, employees who deal with the public and older...
Jan 13, 2021 | Bishop Lucia
Editor’s note: Bishop Douglas J. Lucia offered a livestreamed holy hour for the nation Jan. 6, hours after rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol. The text of the homily the bishop preached that evening from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse...