Select Page
By Courtney Mares/CNA. | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis urged Catholics to cling to Christ and pray for the courage to say “yes” to God in his call for vocations. Acknowledging that discerning God’s…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 26, 2020 | Catholic Charities. homeless, COVID-19, lawmakers, Local News, News |
Calling homeless shelters “ground zero” for helping Minnesota flatten the curve on coronavirus illnesses so hospitals are not overwhelmed by mounting numbers of people with COVID-19, Tim Marx of Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis March 26 called on lawmakers to include shelters in emergency medical funding to battle the virus.
Read MoreBy Daily Mass | During this time, especially during the Lenten season, we wanted to remind you that EWTN broadcasts the daily Mass live at 8 a.m. Eastern from Our Lady of the Angels Chapel on the EWTN campus in Irondale,…
Read MoreVatican City, Mar 26, 2020 / 09:31 am (CNA).- A Vatican official who is a resident of the guesthouse where Pope Francis lives has tested positive for coronavirus, according to reports.
The Catholic Herald wrote March 26 that Fr. Gianluca Pezzoli, an o…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 26, 2020 | Latest News Releases, News |
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the Trump administration weighing in on an important transgender case: Title IX is a federal law that bars discrimination on the basis of sex; it was written to protect the rights of women. Yet it has …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 26, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic missionaries, Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Haiti, Maryknolls, News |
In mid-March, Haiti reported its first five official cases of COVID–19, and we are now moving toward a full-on lockdown. No one is allowed in or out of this country unless they are transporting merchandise, and we are severely undersupplied to try to combat this virus.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 26, 2020 | Homelessness, Local News, Minnesota, News |
Affordable housing efforts continue
Read MoreIn 1636 much of London was in lockdown. Individuals with bubonic plague were sent to the “pesthouse” or locked in their homes with their families. Whole streets were quarantined. Bonfires …
The post Leading article: The Church and the plague – and the Catholic Herald appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 26, 2020 | Casa Santa Marta, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Daily Mass, Domus Sanctae Marthae, News, Pope Francis, Vatican |
Pope Francis offered his early morning Mass for vulnerable people and health care workers who live in fear that they or their loved ones may fall ill to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world.
Read MoreVatican City, Mar 26, 2020 / 09:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis urged Catholics to cling to Christ and pray for the courage to say “yes” to God in his call for vocations. Acknowledging that discerning God’s plan is a daunting task, the pop…
Read MoreGoverning the Church is never easy. It is especially difficult when everyone is looking to Rome and to the Pope for guidance he isn’t necessarily in a position to give. …
The post As the world looks to Pope Francis, he chooses to lead by example appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreOn Friday March 20, many Catholics in England and Wales attended the final public Mass for some time. (Pictured: Catholics after the last Mass at Westminster Cathedral.) Numbers were certainly …
The post Amid the grief, Catholics are already at work supporting the needy appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreBy Celeste Behe | In his article on “phrases that show everyday Catholic wisdom,” Tom Hoopes shared a few of his favorite sayings. To his list, I’d like to add one of my own:
“It’s 5 o’clock somewhere.”
…
By the end of last week, every diocese in the United States had cancelled public liturgies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Along with the disruption to the Church’s fundamental …
The post The US Church’s new normal: Drive-through Confession is just the start appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreBy Susan Klemond | It’s likely that St. Margaret Clitherow would understand Catholics’ feelings at not being able to see their priests or receive the sacraments because of COVID-19-related restrictions.
She harbored and aided…
Read MoreAs we went to press, details of the coronavirus stimulus package had not yet been hammered out, though the House and Senate appeared to be approaching a deal. We were …
The post What’s the best way to help America’s newly unemployed? appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 26, 2020 | Bishop David Zubik, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, catholic press, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Diocese of Pittsburgh, News |
The new coronavirus has claimed the Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper as a victim.
Read MoreNever have the cultural differences between China and the West been so obvious to me as in the response to coronavirus. To understand the Chinese reaction, you have to grasp …
The post Why my Chinese and Western acquaintances see this crisis differently appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreLast December the Vatican wrote to Church leaders in South Sudan informing them that it had accepted the retirement of Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro as the head of Juba archdiocese …
The post Tribalism almost derails a major episcopal appointment appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreAccording to my calculations, this is the 817th issue of the Catholic Herald that I’ve edited. It is also the last. After almost 16 years as editor, I’m passing my …
The post After 16 years as Catholic Herald editor, I’m wondering how I survived appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read More
Recent Comments