EN ES

Subscribe

Pandemic

Pope Francis walks near diplomats accredited to the Holy See during an audience in the Hall of Blessings at the Vatican Feb. 8, 2021. In his annual address to the diplomatic corps, the pope said that the COVID-19 pandemic can either be a catalyst toward achieving a better world or a cause to further weaken a world burdened by global crises. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope to diplomats: Pandemic can spark needed change toward better world

Junno Arocho Esteves|Feb 8, 2021|5 Min Read

Fifth-grade teacher Madeline Schmitt directs her students during class Sept. 9, 2020, at St. Patrick School in Huntington, N.Y., amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Catholic school enrollment, hit by pandemic, is at its lowest in 50 years

Carol Zimmermann|Feb 8, 2021|4 Min Read

Pope Francis greets Pope emeritus Benedict XVI at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery on Nov. 28, 2020. (Vatican Media via CNA)

Pope Francis and Benedict XVI receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Hannah Brockhaus|Feb 5, 2021|2 Min Read

A family in Rochester, N.Y., receives a coronavirus survival kit Oct. 17, 2020, as part of a door-to-door outreach program to help the Black community understand the vaccine trial. (CNS photo/Lindsay DeDario, Reuters)

Catholic Health Association launches initiative to confront racism

Carol Zimmermann|Feb 4, 2021|4 Min Read

Pope Francis speaks in a video message Feb. 4, 2021, to an online conference on church music. The conference was sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Culture. (CNS photo/Holy See Press Office)

Pope Francis hails musicians' 'new creativity' amid pandemic disruption

Catholic News Agency|Feb 4, 2021|3 Min Read

This is a composite photo of the chairmen of six U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' committees who wrote to all members of Congress Feb. 3, 2021, urging passage of an additional COVID-19 relief package. Pictured from top-left are Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development; Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, La., Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism; Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., Committee on Pro-Life Activities; Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Washington, Committee on Migration; Bishop Michael C. Barber of Oakland, Calif., Committee on Catholic Education; and Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, Ill., Committee on International Justice and Peace. (CNS composite; photos by Nancy Wiechec, Paul Haring, Bob Roller, Tyler Orsburn and Greg Shemitz)

Bishops: Any new pandemic relief bill should promote human life, dignity

Catholic News Service|Feb 3, 2021|4 Min Read

People wear masks for protection from COVID-19 as they tour the Vatican Museums in this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo. The Vatican Museums reopened this week after a three-month closure as COVID-19 restrictions eased slightly in Italy. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

As regional restrictions ease, Vatican Museums reopen to the public

Carol Glatz|Feb 3, 2021|2 Min Read

In this 2019 file photo, a young man receives ashes on his forehead during Ash Wednesday Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Church in Green Bay, Wis. The Vatican said priests can take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people's heads rather than using them to make a cross on people's foreheads. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass)

Faith

Ash Wednesday: Different look, same message

Carol Zimmermann|Feb 2, 2021|6 Min Read

This is a screenshot of a pro-lifer on the National Mall was projected during the virtual March for Life rally in Washington Jan. 29, 2021. (CNS screenshot/March for Life)

Keep fighting, pro-life advocates told in virtual March for Life

Carol Zimmermann|Jan 29, 2021|4 Min Read

Father Peter Ambting, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in De Pere, Wis., greets a parishioner before Mass in this June 14, 2020, file photo. Pope Francis, in his message for World Mission Sunday, said that during the pandemic there is an "urgent need for the mission of compassion." (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass)

Pope Francis calls for 'mission of compassion' spurred by pandemic

Catholic News Agency|Jan 29, 2021|4 Min Read

Father Matthew Browne pours water over the head of 5-month-old Rocco Richard O'Toole during his baptism Aug. 16, 2020, at St. Dominic Church in Oyster Bay, N.Y. Also pictured are Rocco's parents, Lauren and Tim O'Toole. The ceremony occurred on the traditional feast day of the child's patron, St. Rocco, who is believed to be a protector against plagues and all contagious diseases. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Faith

14-nation survey shows U.S. faith has stayed strongest amid COVID-19

Mark Pattison|Jan 27, 2021|4 Min Read

A bishop of the Holy Land Coordination surveys the construction of a separation wall in Palestine's Cremisan Valley, Jan. 17, 2017. (Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk via CNA)

World

Bishops reiterate need for direct Israel-Palestine negotiations if there is to be peace

Catholic News Agency|Jan 24, 2021|4 Min Read

We use cookies to understand how Angelus is read and to improve the site. You can accept or decline analytics cookies. Cookie Policy