Catholic News Service

Pastoral letter urges Catholics to draw closer to God, one another amid pandemic
- Sep 17, 2020
Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio said that “we do not know exactly what God has in store for us,” but he hopes that while “we wait and work” for this COVID-19 crisis to be over, it will not “just be an episode in history from which we recovered.”

By Catholic News Service
Four Puerto Rican dioceses to receive $82 million in special FEMA funding
- Sep 17, 2020
With the help of Catholic Extension and two other organizations, four Catholic dioceses in Puerto Rico were selected to receive to $82 million in “hazard mitigation funding” from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

By Catholic News Service
Dioceses brace for damage as Hurricane Sally slams into Gulf Coast
- Sep 17, 2020
A Catholic archdiocese and two dioceses in three states are assessing damage from what’s being referred to as catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Sally.

By Rhina Guidos

Catholics in Belarus criticize lack of information on fate of archbishop
- Sep 17, 2020
Catholic representatives in Belarus said they were not invited to talks between Vatican and government officials and criticized a “lack of information” about the fate of their exiled bishops’ conference president.

By Jonathan Luxmoore
Bishops say proposed HUD rule gives faith-based shelters some flexibility
- Sep 17, 2020
Three U.S. Catholic bishops said that a proposed modification to a 2016 federal rule governing who temporary and emergency shelters must take in “is a step in the right direction” because it allows faith-based facilities more flexibility.

By Julie Asher
Bruce Springsteen gives pep talk of sorts to Boston College freshmen
- Sep 16, 2020
As this unusual school year gets underway, Boston College freshmen were reminded that they’ve already been through a lot and were urged — as college graduating seniors usually are — that they have to go out and change the world.

By Carol Zimmermann