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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington is seen in a relatively quiet state May 13, 2020, since it's temporarily closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The land where the shrine now sits was blessed during a special Mass on the site May 16, 1920. The cornerstone was laid Sept. 23, 1920, but the Great Depression and World War II delayed completion of the church until 1959. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

National shrine in Washington celebrates two 100-year milestones this year

Catholic News Service
May 14, 2020
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On May 16, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington — the largest Catholic church in North America and one of the 10 largest churches in the world — marks the 100th anniversary of the blessing of the land on which it was built.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass May 14, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. The Mass was part of Pope Francis' observation of an interreligious day of prayer, fasting and acts of charity, asking God to free the world from the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope joins interreligious prayer, begging God to end pandemic

Cindy Wooden
May 14, 2020
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At a time of global “tragedy and suffering” because of the coronavirus, and in view of the long-term impact it will have, believers of every religion should beg mercy from the one God and father of all, Pope Francis said.

Patrick Flood, center, is seen at the U.S. Embassy in Budapest, Hungary, in 1967. That same year he was the acting liaison to Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty, who took refuge at the embassy for 15 years. (CNS photo/courtesy Patrick Flood via Today's Catholic)

Diplomat recalls friendship with Hungarian cardinal who’s up for sainthood

Catholic News Service
May 14, 2020
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Flood said having the opportunity to get to know the cardinal was deeply inspiring, and that his service as liaison officer was an was an honor and a privilege.

Nurses wearing face masks take part in an event held to mark International Nurses Day, at Wuhan Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China, May 12, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/China Daily via Reuters)

Pope to nurses, midwives: ‘Thank you for your service to humanity’

Cindy Wooden
May 12, 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic has drawn well-deserved attention to nurses and midwives, who are among “the saints next door,” dedicated to helping people in some of the most joyful or painful moments of their lives, Pope Francis said.

Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, former apostolic nuncio to the United States, is pictured at his residence at the Vatican in this Oct. 20, 2011, file photo. German bishops have rejected COVID-19 "conspiracy theories" by Archbishop Vigano and Cardinal Gerhard Muller, former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

German bishops reject COVID-19 ‘conspiracy theories’ by prominent clergy

Catholic News Service
May 12, 2020
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Catholic bishops have distanced themselves from a letter in which several prominent Catholic clergy warned there were attempts to use the COVID-19 pandemic to create a “world government beyond all control.”

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington May 3, 2020. The court heard arguments May 11 about fired Catholic school teachers where schools said they have a "ministerial exception" to discrimination laws. (CNS photo/Will Dunham, Reuters)

Divided court examines if religious schools exempt from discrimination laws

Carol Zimmermann
May 12, 2020
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In oral arguments May 11, the Supreme Court examined, and seemed divided about, laws governing church and state in its look at two California Catholic schoolteacher firings where the teachers claimed they had been victims of job discrimination.

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