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‘Sacrilegious’ to distribute Eucharist with gloves: Vatican theologian
May 27, 2020: Distributing Holy Communion with gloves amid the coronavirus pandemic is “sacrilegious,” according to Msgr. Nicola Bux, a...
Read moreWarning of global hunger crisis, CRS launches campaign to help
CNA Staff, May 23, 2020 / 03:59 pm (CNA).- As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to worsen an already tenuous food...
Read moreBaking cookies for St. John Paul II and other memories for his 100th birthday
Vatican City, May 18, 2020 / 05:00 am (CNA).- “Thirty-nine years ago today I was on my way into St....
Read morePakistan approves minorities commission amid criticism
Islamabad: Pakistan has approved the establishment of a much-awaited National Commission for Minorities amid criticism from rights groups. The go-ahead...
Read moreCatholics Around the World Are Praying the Rosary Together with New Website “Map of Hope”
Group of friends Joe Kim, Joanna Hernandez, and Mike Del Ponte developed an amazing way for the world to gather...
Read morePope at Mass prays for pharmacists
Beginning his Mass on Thursday at the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis said he had been taken to task because...
Read morePope on Palm Sunday: love and service during Covid-19
By Vatican News For the first time in history, Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday Mass alone in St Peter’s Basilica....
Read moreTrump, Pence join 700 pastors in prayer call during coronavirus outbreak
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence joined over 700 pastors on a conference call Friday to pray for...
Read morePope Francis to give a special Urbi et Orbi blessing amid coronavirus pandemic
Vatican City, Mar 22, 2020 / 11:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis announced Sunday that he will give an extraordinary Urbi...
Read morePope announces extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing
Pope Francis on Sunday called for all Christians to respond to the coronavirus pandemic “with the universality of prayer, of...
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