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A file photo shows a priest hearing confession at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing. The Chinese government said that in addition to meeting health requirements after the COVID-19 outbreak, priests must "preach on patriotism" as a condition for reopening their churches. (CNS photo/Damir Sagolj, Reuters)

China makes preaching patriotism compulsory to reopen churches

Catholic News Service
June 4, 2020
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Catholics are upset about a directive from China’s communist government asking priests to “preach on patriotism” as a condition for reopening liturgical services, suspended earlier this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

About 250 people attended the prayer vigil at St. Vincent de Paul Church downtown Baltimore on June 3, 2020 despite people avoiding public events because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Tim Swift/CR Staff)

Baltimore faith leaders call for peace and unity

Tim Swift
June 4, 2020
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Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori joined faith leaders from across the city June 3 to pray for peace and healing after more than a week of nationwide protests and unrest in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers.

Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, kneels at El Paso's Memorial Park holding a "Black Lives Matter" sign June 1, 2020. After "taking a knee" during that demonstration in solidarity with George Floyd -- an unarmed black man said to have spent several minutes under a Minnesota police officer's knee before becoming unconscious and later dying -- Bishop Seitz received a call from Pope Francis. (CNS photo/Fernie Ceniceros, courtesy Diocese of El Paso)

After ‘taking a knee,’ border bishop gets a call from the pope

Rhina Guidos
June 4, 2020
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“The Holy Father said that he wanted to congratulate me for the words I am saying,” Bishop Seitz said,

The Baltimore-based Josephites lost two priests to the coronavirus: Josephite Father Francis Hull (left) and Josephite Father Joseph John McKinley. (CNS photo/courtesy the Josephites via Catholic Standard)

Josephites mourn loss of priests to virus, express sorrow over Floyd death

Mark Zimmerman
June 3, 2020
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Josephite Father Frank Martin Hull and Father Joseph John McKinley, who both had lived at the Josephite Senior Residence in Washington.

Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican June 3, 2020. During the audience, the pope prayed for George Floyd and said, "We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope prays for U.S., calls racism a pro-life issue

Carol Glatz
June 3, 2020
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Observing with great concern the social unrest unfolding in the United States, Pope Francis said no one can claim to defend the sanctity of every human life while turning a blind eye to racism and exclusion.

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pose outside the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington June 2, 2020, the 41st anniversary of the beginning of the pontiff's 1979 historic visit to Poland. (CNS photo/Tom Brenner, Reuters)

Trump visits shrine on anniversary of St. John Paul II visit to Poland

Dennis Sadowski
June 2, 2020
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington June 2 shortly before he was expected to sign an executive order at the White House to expand U.S. support for international religious freedom efforts.

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