One kind of ministry, by its nature but also church mandate, shuns the limelight and remains discreet: exorcism.

A Catholic sociologist has said that if women were allowed to participate in governmental affairs in Africa, their input would have an impact on how the pandemic and its associated problems are handled.

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.

The 55-year-old first-term Democratic senator, whose name means “lotus” in the Sanskrit language, identifies as a Baptist as an adult and brought another faith into her life in 2014 when she married Douglas Emhoff, a Jewish attorney.

Pope Francis has warned that we must be careful not to let the pandemic lead us to indifference toward our fellow human beings.

Nigerian bishops have asked Catholics in their country to pray with the intention that the killings in southern Kaduna state cease.