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Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves his final general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo. In a Feb. 5, 2018, letter to a journalist from an Italian newspaper, the retired pope said he has diminished physical strength and inwardly is on a "pilgrimage to Home." (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

In new biography, Pope Benedict says world threatened by humanism

Catholic News Service
May 4, 2020
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In a newly published biography, Retired Pope Benedict XVI said the Catholic Church is threatened by a “worldwide dictatorship of seemingly humanist ideologies.”

New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, delivers the homily during the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Jan. 18 in Washington. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Social justice leaders urge cardinal to step back from praise of Trump

Dennis Sadowski
May 4, 2020
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Laudatory comments about President Donald Trump by New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan have been blasted in a letter to the prelate from more than 1,500 faith leaders.

A musician in New Orleans plays a marching mellophone under a highway April 6, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. The archdiocese filed for Chapter 11 reorganization May 1. (CNS photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters)

Archdiocese of New Orleans files Chapter 11 reorganization

Peter Finney Jr.
May 4, 2020
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Citing mounting concerns over the financial impact of clergy sex abuse settlements and the coronavirus pandemic, the Archdiocese of New Orleans filed for Chapter 11 reorganization of the finances of its administrative offices May 1 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Newspapers are seen in this illustration photo. The Phoenix Diocese is cutting its diocesan newspaper due to revenue shortfall resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Phoenix Diocese cuts jobs, ends newspaper, citing revenue shortfall

Catholic News Service
May 4, 2020
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The suspension of public Masses, the closing of schools and the limiting of public gatherings has helped slow the spread of COVID-19, but it also has resulted in financial and business challenges for churches and schools in the Diocese of Phoenix.

A woman in Chicago stands outside the funeral of Firefighter Edward Singleton April 22, 2020, who died from from COVID-19 symptoms. U.S. bishops issued a statement May 4 urging state and national leaders to examine the impact of the coronavirus on African American communities. (CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters)

Bishops urge closer look at coronavirus deaths in black communities

Rhina Guidos
May 4, 2020
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It is both appropriate and responsible for the Catholic Church to add its voice to those calling for a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the underlying causes and the effects of this virus on these communities, which continue to suffer from longstanding inequities in basic human rights such as access to quality healthcare,” Archbishop Lori said.

Pope Francis leads the recitation of the "Regina Coeli" from the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 3, 2020. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

On Good Shepherd Sunday, pope remembers fallen priests, doctors

Junno Arocho Esteves
May 4, 2020
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Priests and doctors who gave their lives caring for the spiritual and physical well-being of others during the coronavirus pandemic are like Jesus, the good shepherd, who laid down his life for his flock, Pope Francis said.

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