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VATICAN CITY — With Holy Week celebrations closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis postponed the traditional Good Friday collection for the Holy Land to September.
The Vatican announced April 2 that the pope approved a prop…
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Poor countries are suffering from the coronavirus because of the Chinese Communist Party’s negligence and repression, Cardinal Bo said
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As the COVID-19 pandemic touches nearly every corner of the globe, “there are many ethical considerations around resource allocation and the delivery of care for critically ill patients,” said Mercy Sister Mary Haddad, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association.
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Remembering St. John Paul II and the 15th anniversary of his death, Pope Francis encouraged people to pray for his intercession and trust in Divine Mercy, especially during these “difficult days” of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Latin American bishops’ council announced plans to perform an act of consecration of Latin America and the Caribbean to Our Lady of Guadalupe on Easter, “asking her for health and an end to the pandemic.”
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At Casa Santa Marta, Prays for the Homeless & Those Hidden in Cracks of Society
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2020 | Blessed John Paul II, Featured, News, St. John Paul, U.S. & World News |
St. John Paul II, who died April 2, 2005, at age 84, was a voice of conscience for the world and a modern-day apostle for his Church.
Read MoreMany Democrats and much of the media claim that President Donald Trump has mishandled and continues to mishandle the response to the coronavirus pandemic. But a Johns Hopkins study found the United States is better prepared for a pandemic than any other country. Released in October 2019, the Global Health Security Index examined 195 countries […]
Read MoreBy Peter Jesserer Smith | A series of directives from the diocese on the coronavirus pandemic came in rapid succession and changed Theresa Simeo’s Joliet, Illinois, parish youth ministry forever:…
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Rome, Italy, Apr 2, 2020 / 08:30 am (CNA).- Poor countries are suffering from the coronavirus because of the Chinese Communist Party’s negligence and repression, a cardinal from Burma said Thursday.
“The Chinese regime led by the all-power…
Read MoreBy Hannah Brockhaus/CNA. | VATICAN CITY — The Lenten Holy Land collection will be moved to September this year because of the suspension of public Masses in many places in the world due to the…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2020 | Casa Santa Marta, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, COVID-19, Daily Mass, Domus Sanctae Marthae, Homeless, Homelessness, News, Pope Francis, Vatican |
During his livestreamed daily morning Mass, Pope Francis prayed that the coronavirus pandemic may awaken people’s consciences to the plight of homeless men and women suffering in the world.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2020 | Book Reviews, Featured, News |
Because many people are laid off from their jobs and unable to socialize, eat out, or even go to Mass for the foreseeable future, I’ve included a list of good Catholic books that you can read while you’re staying at […]
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Read MoreRemembering St John Paul II and the 15th anniversary of his death, Pope Francis encouraged people to pray for his intercession
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Read MoreComment & Features Saints and the plague: two heroes of a past pandemic – John Morrill Editorial: An unexpected blessing – The Catholic Herald Letter to subscribers: Why we’re becoming …
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Read MoreMen in suits making speeches at lecterns, scientists giving interviews on their webcams: these have become the familiar images of the official response to coronavirus. Last Friday, in a deserted …
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Dear Subscribers, You are always in our prayers here at the Catholic Herald, and now more than ever in this strange moment. The pandemic has of course affected the media …
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Read MoreThe Urbi et Orbi was an inspiring moment. But the Vatican bureaucracy has struggled to create a unified policy
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After years of preparation, England was on Sunday rededicated as Mary’s Dowry “in the eye of the storm” of the coronavirus pandemic. About 530,000 Catholics are estimated to have taken …
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It might have been a coincidence that the Government decided to announce its framework for abortion in Northern Ireland on March 25, feast of the Annunciation and the date upon …
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