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The Diocese of Arlington is launching a new virtual school for families who want a Catholic education but are worried about sending their children back to in-person classes this September.

Just like schools, parish religious education programs have been forced to figure out how to provide instruction in the midst of a pandemic.

​​​​​​​ After the statue of a saint was beheaded outside a Denver parish, the city’s archbishop said he’s praying for the conversion of those who have attacked churches and religious statues across the country in recent months.

The U.S. bishops' document “Forming Consciences” offers a rich and beautiful vision of the values and principles that can inform Catholic participation in public life and decisions about political platforms and candidates.

​​​​​​​For hundreds of years, Catholic parishes in coastal cities have participated in the tradition of blessing the sea and praying for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Feast of the Assumption.

Two bishops have called for rosary crusades in their respective dioceses in the month of August, asking Catholics to pray daily rosaries for the end of the pandemic, for justice and peace, for an end to the desecration of churches, and for multiple other intentions.

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s choice of Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, as his vice presidential running mate elicited broad smiles from key black Catholics. Others, though, started criticizing her record nearly as soon as the pick was publicized Aug. 11.

Former vice president Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president, has selected Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) to be his running mate.  

WASHINGTON — Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, thinks it is a good idea for schools to reopen and for children to return to school in the fall.

Hispanic and Latino residents account for more than half of the county’s more than 3,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations.

On Aug. 7, 2020, Bishop Soto announced the automatic excommunication of Father Jeremy Leatherby, a suspended priest, for continuing to say Mass and for using Pope Benedict XVI's name, instead of Pope Francis' name, during Mass.

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone thanked priests of the archdiocese in a July 30 letter for their “continued pastoral care” to their people and reminded them to continue their care “always keeping with the local health orders of your county.”

WASHINGTON -- Americans overwhelmingly back pandemic-related restrictions of worship services, saying houses of worship should not be exempt.

The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops echoed Pope Francis' long-standing call for full nuclear disarmament as the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Japan approached.

As the coronavirus pandemic limits class schedules and sizes, the Catholic University of America announced its plan to return to some students a portion of their tuition for the upcoming semester.

Voters in Missouri approved Tuesday an expansion of Medicaid to more than 230,000 low-income people in the state, a move which drew praise from the state’s four Catholic bishops.

A year after the deadly shooting in El Paso, Bishop Mark J. Seitz has announced the formation of a group to address racism as a way to honor the victims.

Citing dwindling revenues due to COVID-19, the Camden Diocese announce July 31, 2020, it is suspending its participation in the Independent Victim Compensation Program.

DAVENPORT, Iowa -- As Alicia Nava flipped through family photographs the morning of July 25, she said solemnly from behind a floral print mask, "We were taking precautions."

Black pro-life leaders spoke during an event Tuesday hosted by the University of Notre Dame about the need for the pro-life movement to become more consistent and less political on the problem of racism in order to advance the cause of life.