Catholic News

• Children should 'detach themselves' from screens for a few hours daily, Vatican official advises (Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life)
  “This time, after all, has taught us that we cannot continue to be distracted by the unimportant things that normally overwhelm us,” said Gabriella Gambino, Undersecretary for Family and Life t the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life. “The Lord has given us a time to stop, to reflect in silence, to find the Spirit […]
• 19 Australian journalists face trial over reporting on Cardinal Pell (Reuters)
  “Prosecutors in the state of Victoria said 19 journalists and 21 publications aided and abetted contempt of court” by violating a gag order on report. The journalists’ trial is scheduled to begin in November.
• Archdiocese of Chicago's bond rating slashed (Bond Buyer)
  The 3-notch downgrade from A1 to Baa1 “reflects the escalation of core social and business risks for a particular sector that has seen a substantial and now recently increasing trend of preemptive bankruptcy,” according to the report. “The rapid and widening spread of the coronavirus outbreak and deteriorating global economic outlook are creating a severe […]
• Prayer transforms hearts of stone into hearts of flesh, Pope says at general audience (Vatican News)
  On May 6, Pope Francis began a new series of Wednesday general audiences on prayer. “Prayer cultivates flowerbeds of rebirth in places where human hatred was only capable of sowing a desert,” the Pope said on May 27, as he spoke about Abel, Seth, Enoch, and Noah.