"Illness, the failure of a marriage or a business, some great disappointment or betrayal," he said, are moments that "generate a tension, a crisis that reveals what is in our hearts."

To support poor faith communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic Extension is launching "Advent Alms for America," a program that aims to match poor parishes in one part of the U.S. with parishes that have more resources in another part of the country.

Yo soy Fr. Ariel, el pastor de St. Anthony of Padua, Casa Grande, Arizona y yo estamos infectados con el virus. Hoy es mi segundo día de aislamiento. Y sigo asintomático y me siento bien. Siempre creí que estaba sano.

The pastor of Immaculate Conception Yuma discusses his infection with the Coronavirus.

Sin embargo, sabíamos que todo esto no iba a ser suficiente para detener el virus y, el 12 de noviembre tuvimos que cerrar nuestra Iglesia porque yo salí positivo. No es suficiente, pero si ha sido de mucha ayuda en la lucha contra esta enfermedad.

Environmental activist and campaigner Mya-Rose Craig, 18, holds a cardboard sign reading "youth strike for climate" as she sits on the ice floe in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, hundreds of miles above the Arctic Circle, Sept. 20, 2020. Young people from around the world met virtually in Assisi, Italy, Nov. 19-21 to talk about the economy and ecology, including from the point of view of Pope Francis' encyclical, "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship."

The Supreme Court Nov. 19 denied a stay of execution for federal inmate Orlando Hall, who was put to death by lethal injection an hour later, just before midnight.

Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland publicly expressed "great disappointment and frustration" over Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's new statewide restrictions that limit faith gatherings to 25 people.

Hamburg Archbishop Stefan Hesse has stepped down from his post as spiritual assistant to the Central Committee of German Catholics, the most important laypeople's organization of the church in Germany, pending clarification of all the allegations about his possible role in covering up sexual abuse cases during his time in Cologne.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who was forced to resign due to allegations of financial malfeasance, filed a lawsuit against an Italian magazine, claiming it ruined his reputation, which resulted in him losing his chance at becoming pope.

Here the experience and advice of a pastor.

A Vatican bishop said this week that a committee of outside professionals is being created to help keep Holy See investments both ethical and profitable.

"Discrediting the other only succeeds in destroying the possibility of finding agreements that help alleviate the effects of the pandemic in our communities, especially on the most excluded," the pope said.

Religious freedom is once again under assault.

Recently, the yard of Poverello House has opened to offer hospitality and respite to our homeless brothers, and I stopped by to see how a couple of the guys have been coping during this challenging time.

On Friday, November 27 at 6 pm MST tune into EWTN to watch 'Faith on the Frontier- the Fr. Kino Story.' Jim Kelty, the writer and director describes his life as an independent maker of Catholic films.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu said Wednesday he is taking legal action against an Italian media outlet for publishing “unfounded accusations” against him.

Siguiendo sus reflexiones sobre la oración, el Papa Francisco meditó en su catequesis de la audiencia general de esta mañana sobre la figura de la Virgen María, la “llena de gracia e inmaculada desde su concepción”, que estaba en continuo diálogo con Dios desde antes de la anunciación

Valentina Rotondi, a social scientist with training in applied economics and econometrics, is a part of the Central Organizing Committee of "The Economy of Francesco". She talks about her long-term aims and expectations for the event.

It's time for organizations to end their investments in fossil fuels, the executive director of the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests said. "The contribution of fossil fuels, whether you're talking about coal or you're talking about gas, all of that, is clearly having an impact on the ability of the planet to enable life without it being threatened," Father Bob Bonnot told Catholic News Service Nov. 18, explaining the organization's decision.