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Pope Francis holds an autographed football he received from Bayern Munich's soccer team during a private audience at the Vatican in this Oct. 22, 2014, file photo. Teams from the Vatican and the Roma community are set to play a friendly soccer match Nov. 21 in an effort to promote fraternity and an end to racial discrimination. (CNS photo/Alexander Hassenstein, Reuters)

Vatican official: Sports can help restart society after pandemic

Inés San Martín|Nov 16, 2021|3 Min Read

Students are seen at St. Paul Catholic School in Memphis, Tenn., May 13, 2021. The school offered in-person learning all year long and only had one case of COVID-19. (CNS photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)

Some dioceses loosen restrictions on mask mandates for Catholic schools

Carol Zimmermann|Nov 8, 2021|5 Min Read

Msgr. Philippe Bordeyne, new head of the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences, speaks at an event in Rome Oct. 1, 2021. He said that the pandemic has made clear that the family is still the "barometer" of society. (CNS photo/courtesy Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences)

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Pandemic shows importance of family, says head of John Paul II Institute

Cindy Wooden|Oct 25, 2021|3 Min Read

People eat at a restaurant in New York City Aug. 3, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 6. (CNS photo/Caitlin Ochs, Reuters)

U.S. bishops' Labor Day statement calls for economy that works for all

Catholic News Service|Sep 2, 2021|4 Min Read

Demonstrators gather in front of the presidential palace during a protest against the government's COVID-19 restrictions, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Nov. 17, 2020. The government has said all people attending events with Pope Francis during his Sept. 12-15 visit must be vaccinated. (CNS photo/Radovan Stoklasa)

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Diaspora and disease: Pope will face pressing issues on next trip abroad

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 30, 2021|5 Min Read

A sign made from a sheet hangs from a window of an apartment building in the Columbia Heights neighborhood in Washington May 18, 2020, about people's inability to pay rent amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Tom Brenner, Reuters)

High court says eviction moratorium illegal, alarming Catholic Charities CEO

Dennis Sadowski|Aug 27, 2021|3 Min Read

A woman wearing a protective mask and face shield prays during Easter Mass outside St. Peter Parish: Shrine of Leaders in Manila, Philippines, April 4, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Lisa Marie David, Reuters)

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In Philippines, 40 days of fasting and penitence aim to heal pandemic's spiritual damage

Kevin Jones|Aug 26, 2021|5 Min Read

People pray during a Mass for Life Jan. 23, 2021, in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. (CNS photo/Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly.com)

Face masks make a comeback among worshippers as coronavirus variant surges

Dennis Sadowski|Aug 20, 2021|5 Min Read

Cindy Schiller takes Emmerson Greer's temperature before she can exit the family car at St. Matthew School in Franklin, Tenn., Aug. 6, 2020, as her brother, Chandler Young, waits his turn. (CNS photo/Rick Musacchio, Tennessee Register)

Back-to-school: Catholic schools lack uniform face mask policy

Carol Zimmermann|Aug 17, 2021|6 Min Read

A person in Tampa, Fla. demonstrates outside a Hillsborough County School Board meeting May 18, 2021, against the school COVID-19 mask mandate. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments July 21, 2021, from Resurrection Catholic School in Lansing, Mich., on whether requiring Michigan students to wear masks in classrooms violates their religious freedom. (CNS photo/Octavio Jones, Reuters)

Catholic school's lawsuit against mask mandate goes to federal court

Carol Zimmermann|Jul 22, 2021|3 Min Read

A woman receives Communion at St. John the Baptist Church in Monroe, Mich., amid the coronavirus pandemic. An understanding of the importance of the Eucharist is seen as key to Catholics returning to in-person Mass for the first time in more than a year. (CNS photo/courtesy Detroit Catholic)

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Lifting dispensation is not enough to get Catholics back to in-person Mass

Mark Pattison|Jul 14, 2021|7 Min Read

Attendees watch Pope Francis on a screen during the opening ceremony of the World Meeting of Families in Dublin Aug. 21, 2018. (CNS photo/John McElroy, courtesy World Meeting of Families)

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Pope Francis: 2022 World Meeting of Families will include local gatherings

Catholic News Agency|Jul 2, 2021|3 Min Read

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