Catholic News Service

Scholar urges Catholics to have courage to speak out against Equality Act
- Apr 8, 2021
Catholic scholar and legal expert Ryan T. Anderson warned that if the Equality Act is passed by the Senate and signed into law, it would significantly impact women’s privacy and safety, genuine equality, medical practices and religious liberty.

By Tony Gutierrez
Once again, Catholic agencies step in to help minors at the border
- Apr 8, 2021
As the U.S. took in almost 19,000 migrant children, labeled “unaccompanied minors,” in March, faith-based organizations such as Catholic Charities throughout the U.S. have been doing their part to help.

By Rhina Guidos
Catholic coalition stresses importance of COVID-19 vaccine for all
- Apr 8, 2021
On World Health Day, April 7, a new group of 31 U.S. Catholic organizations encouraged people to get the COVID-19 vaccine as an act of charity and solidarity with others.

By Carol Zimmermann

Equal access to health care is a matter of justice, Vatican cardinal says
- Apr 8, 2021
Ensuring equal access to health care, especially for the less fortunate, can only be achieved through a “renewed moral commitment by the countries with the greatest resources to the countries most in need,” Cardinal Peter Turkson said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Congregation’s lawsuit says gas pipeline violates its religious freedom
- Apr 8, 2021
The Adorers of the Blood of Christ have returned to court arguing that the existence of a 3-year-old natural gas pipeline through their land in Pennsylvania violates their religious freedom rights guaranteed under a 1993 law.

By Dennis Sadowski
Legal lessons: Past abuse cases help train canon lawyers
- Apr 7, 2021
When Pope Francis abolished the “pontifical secret” covering the church’s judicial handling of cases of the sexual abuse of minors, it was hailed as a major step forward in promoting greater transparency and accountability.

By Carol Glatz
The Lord is always waiting for you, pope writes to young people
- Apr 7, 2021
Faith is a gift that is never imposed on anyone but must be accepted with an open heart, Pope Francis wrote to young people.

By Cindy Wooden
Bishops recall Father Küng as theologian who loved Catholic Church
- Apr 7, 2021
German and Swiss bishops who knew and worked with Father Hans Küng described him as a man who loved the Catholic Church, even though the theologian sometimes went beyond the limits of Catholic doctrine and criticized the decisions of church leaders.

By Cindy Wooden