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Pakistanis mourn Sister Ruth Lewis, who cared for children with disabilities
Sister Ruth Lewis, a Pakistani nun who dedicated her life to helping underprivileged people with disabilities, died Monday following coronavirus complications. Sister Ruth, head of Dar-ul-Sukun, a Karachi home for children with disabilities, died at age 77 at the Aga Khan University Hospital... Read more -
Roman Catholics: The Original Abolitionists
Progressives eagerly remind America of its past of slavery and racism. So much so that The New York Times’ 1619 Project literally dates America that way, defining the country’s start by the year 1619 (rather than 1620 or 1776), with the arrival of the first Africans to Virginia that... Read more -
Lone Priest Administers Last Rites to Driver After Deadly Car Crash
A picture of a lone priest walking along Highway 81 piqued the interest of thousands of Catholics this week. Drenched with so much rain, the image appears as a Norman Rockwell work of art; the black of his cassock, heavy with water, could be streaks of oil paint. The priest, now... Read more -
Conjoined twins can have ‘normal lives’ after Vatican hospital performs separation surgery
Twins who were conjoined at the head are likely to return home within months from the Vatican’s pediatric hospital where their bodies were successfully separated by doctors, and they have a high chance of living normal lives, the hospital’s chief neurosurgeon told CNA. The Bambino Gesù... Read more -
During segregation Dominican sisters established the first interracial monastery — in Alabama
One day, Mother Mary of Jesus, cloistered Dominican nun, had a vision. While in the monastery garden, she saw a scene of a race riot unfold before her. The sight was a violent one, with people of different races engaged in struggle. Then Mother Mary of Jesus, who was white, saw a... Read more -
Team of young Chicago priests answer the call to anoint COVID-19 patients
The Archdiocese of Chicago has assembled a team of 24 priest volunteers— all under age 60, and without pre-existing medical conditions— to administer sacramental anointing of the sick to Catholics with COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic. Father Matthew O’Donnell, pastor of... Read more -
Italian priest becomes a doctor again to help with pandemic
Fabio Stevenazzi, a diocesan priest in Italy, was a doctor before entering the seminary. Now he is donning his white coat once more to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Italy is facing a national crisis caused by a lack of hospital beds and health personnel. Now that the churches in Italy... Read more -
With Courage and Conviction, Little Sisters of the Poor Face Coronavirus Threat
The Little Sisters of the Poor have cared for their elderly and infirm residents through two world wars, the Spanish flu pandemic, the Great Depression and numerous natural disasters. Now, as the COVID-19 coronavirus spreads around the globe, the Little Sisters’ fourth vow of... Read more -
Vatican donates masks to China to combat coronavirus outbreak
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican donated thousands of protective masks to several Chinese provinces affected by the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. In an email to Catholic News Service Feb. 3, the Vatican press office confirmed a report that appeared in the Chinese newspaper The Global... Read more -
Benedictine Sisters in Ecuador inaugurate baby drop-off box
A group of religious sisters in Santo Domingo, Ecuador has installed the country’s first baby drop-off box, as an alternative to abortion for mothers who find themselves unable to care for their newborns. The Missionary Benedictine inaugurated the country’s first “Cradle of Life” baby... Read more