Credentialing Board Launches to Certify, Oversee Health-Sharing Ministries
Health sharing is an alternative to insurance to pay for medical procedures; many entities are faith-based. About 1.5 million Americans are members of these kinds of ministries, according to the Alliance of Health Care Sharing.
Pope Francis prays rosary for peace in Ukraine and around the world
Pope Francis prays the rosary for peace in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, May 31, 2022. / Vatican Media. Rome Newsroom, May 31, 2022 / 11:10 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Tuesday prayed the rosary for peace in Ukraine and around the world.The p… […]
Real Madrid offers European Cup to the Virgin of Almudena
Real Madrid’s Brazilian defender Marcelo holds their trophy during the club’s celebration of their 14th European Cup at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on May 29, 2022, a day after beating Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League final in Paris. – Real Madrid claimed a 14th European Cup as Vinicius Junior’s goal saw them […]
Eleven funerals to take place at Uvalde’s Catholic church in coming weeks
Archbishop Garcia-Siller visits Uvalde, Texas, following the shooting at Robb Elementary School. / Archdiocese of San Antonio. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 31, 2022 / 13:12 pm (CNA). Eleven of the Uvalde shooting victims were parishioners at … […]
Catholic woman may receive settlement over her son’s cremation
null / Shutterstock Denver Newsroom, May 31, 2022 / 14:20 pm (CNA). A Catholic woman who sued the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office claiming her son was cremated in violation of her religious beliefs will likely soon receive a settlement of n… […]
Credentialing board launches to certify, oversee health sharing ministries
muss/Shutterstock Denver Newsroom, May 31, 2022 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Health sharing ministries can now seek accreditation from an independent Healthcare Sharing Accreditation Board, an option that will benefit both the organizations that promote t… […]
Bishop McElroy says championing Pope Francis’ vision for the church led to his selection as cardinal
Bishop McElroy said he and the pope share a view that the church should focus on “more inclusion” and “outreach to people who have been alienated from the church in the past.”
German Catholics discuss church reforms, war at 102nd Katholikentag
BERLIN (CNS) — Peace, justice, climate justice, the war in the Ukraine and its global impact and the ongoing crisis in the German Catholic Church were some of the themes Catholic laity, bishops and politicians and activists discussed during the five-day 102nd German Katholikentag. The biannual festival and meeting for German-speaking Catholic laity took place […]
After tragedy in Texas, outpouring of help shows ‘God is good,’ priest says
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) — Those finding themselves between hurt and hope in difficult times need help. This has been the case in Uvalde, Texas, since a mass shooting May 24 at Robb Elementary School took the lives of 19 children and two teachers. Another 17 were injured, and according to news reports, six remained hospitalized […]
Catholic student assaulted for defending the unborn at pro-abortion school protest
16-year-old Nichole Pagano suffered scratches on her arm and legs and a hurt shoulder from an attack by pro-abortion protesters at her high school. Read More