Wonder at gift of creation opens human hearts to prayer, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The mystery and wonder of God’s creation can open the hearts of men and women to express their gratitude through prayer, Pope Francis said. During a live broadcast of his weekly general...
Pope: Church’s preferential option for the poor is nonnegotiable
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A missionary or church reality that is truly inspired by the Holy Spirit “manifests predilection for the poor and vulnerable as a sign and reflection of the Lord’s own preference for...
Death penalty opponents decry first execution carried out amid pandemic
By Carol Zimmermann | Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic advocates against the death penalty spoke out against Missouri’s May 19 execution of a death-row inmate, Walter Barton, whose death by lethal injection was the first execution to...
Templeton winner’s ‘every waking moment’ focused on efforts to cure COVID
By Catholic News Service WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. (CNS) — Dr. Francis S. Collins, a geneticist and physician who is director of the National Institutes of Health outside Washington in Bethesda, Maryland, is the 2020 Templeton Prize Laureate. Collins, who led the...
Bishop: Public Masses could resume on Pentecost
Public Masses in the diocese have been suspended since March 16 and New York has been under stay-at-home orders since March 22 as the coronavirus pandemic spread. After eight weeks of shutdown, however, regions across the state are beginning to reopen.
