Featured Image: Vatican workers in protective gear sanitize various surfaces inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 15, 2020, ahead of the resumption of Masses during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media.) ROME - In preparation for the…
Featured Image: A priest wearing a protective mask and gloves blesses a member of his congregation after hearing confession at a Rome church while practicing social distancing March 26, during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS/Remo Casilli, Reuters) THE heart throbs with…
Churches are finding ways to protect the flock, while still making sure they can receive the Sacraments As countries pass the “peaks” or turning points of COVID-19 cases, their people slowly return to normal, to a life without confinement, although…
Pope Francis, small white figure at center left, delivers his blessing during Easter Sunday Mass inside an empty St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Pope Francis and Christians around the world marked a solitary Easter Sunday,…
Inset: Missionaries of the Daughters of St. Anne deliver food packs to families in the peripheries of Bacolod, Lanao del Norte This is a frequently-asked question in times of crisis. An interrogative that sounds more like a sarcasm than a…
THE Catholic Church promotes the empowerment of women without diminishing the central role they play in family life. She believes that women should be full participants in social and ecclesiastical life, including leadership roles and decision-making positions in the Church.…
We live in a period when it has become possible for people to communicate with one another instantly, no matter the distance. People can exchange ideas and experiences, thoughts and feelings, wherever they are. They can engage in dialogue and…