As Eric LeCompte participated in the Sept. 22 COVID-19 summit convened by President Joe Biden, he recognized a renewed sense of urgency from global leaders.
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Pope Francis ‘Accepts’ Afghan’s Wedding Ring as Sign of Friendship, Hope
When Pary Gul, a Christian woman from Afghanistan, met Pope Francis Sept. 22, she gave him her wedding ring as a reminder of her husband, who has disappeared and may be dead.
Pope Francis Has an Eventful Central European Trip
Pope Francis’ first European trip during the COVID-19 era ended with a bang, as he said Mass for some 60,000 people in the national basilica of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, patroness of the country, an hour’s drive north of Bratislava, Slovakia.
Vatican to Require Vaccination Proof or Negative COVID-19 Test
Visitors, tourists and employees who want to enter Vatican territory will be required beginning Oct. 1 to show proof of vaccination, recovery from the coronavirus or a negative COVID-19 test.
Biden Administration Reopens, Expands Immigration Program for Minors
The Biden administration in mid-September reinitiated and expanded an immigration program aimed at reuniting some immigrant parents in the U.S. with their children left behind in Central America.
Helping Resettle Afghans Fits ‘Mission’ of Nashville Catholic Charities
Over the course of the next six months, Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Nashville will help resettle 150 Afghans into local communities as part of the effort to help them escape Taliban rule under the U.S. State Department’s Afghan Placement Assistance Program.
From Season of Creation to Calls for Creative Ecological Plans
The annual Season of Creation traditionally ends on Oct. 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology. On that day, Catholics worldwide will start planning long-term strategies to reverse the consequences of climate change.
Maryknoll Sisters Celebrate 100 Years of Ministry in China
t was 100 years ago — on Sept. 12, 1921 — when the Maryknoll Sisters assigned its first group of sisters to China, the order’s first mission.
Pope Says Pro-Abortion Politicians Are ‘Outside Community’ of Church, But Urges Pastoral Response
Pope Francis on Wednesday said that Communion is for those who are “in the community” and politicians who support abortion are “outside of the community.”
Pope Francis Urges Slovakia to Protect Life From ‘Culture of Death’
Pope Francis’s first European tour in the COVID-19 era ended with a bang, as he celebrated Mass for 60,000 people in the field surrounding the national Basilica of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows.