Leaders of the U.S. bishops’ conference responded to the killing of an African American man in Minneapolis by stressing that the fight to eradicate racism is a pro-life issue. “As bishops, we unequivocally state that racism is a life issue,” they said in a May 29 statement.

As the world recognizes the great accomplishments and the heroic efforts of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the alumnae association of All Souls Nursing School is remembering the impact, legacy and commitment of nurses. The former All Souls Hospital, which was the first hospital in Morris County, was sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth for several decades.

14 teenagers of Our Lady of Good Counsel (OLGC) Parish in Pompton Plains scrambled to be the first to shake their hands and wiggle their fingers first while playing the childhood favorite on a recent Zoom videoconference. Quickly, these young people of the parish’s Living Out Our Purpose (LOOP) youth ministry learned one drawback when making “jazz hands” in Zoom: having to keep their movements close to their faces to fit in their small windows on screen. Despite the limitations, they all enjoyed playing, laughing, talking and praying together in LOOP’s two virtual meetings last month — this after having practiced weeks of mandated social isolation to help slow the spread of coronavirus.