Pass the plate? Not yet, as churches rethink their routines
Churches are looking for new methods to pass the collection plate during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Posted by bcadmin | May 1, 2020 | Associated Press, Church finances, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, money, News, quarantine, social distancing |
Churches are looking for new methods to pass the collection plate during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 1, 2020 | California, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Catholic Universities, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, News, quarantine, social distancing |
Two business leaders advised going slow when reopening in a pandemic environment during an April 29 forum sponsored by Jesuit-run Santa Clara University in California’s Silicon Valley.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 1, 2020 | Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Catholic Church, charity, Church in Europe, COVID-19, Faith, Italy, lead, News, Pope Francis, Prostitution |
Among the beneficiaries of the pope’s charity during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak are a small number of transgender prostitutes in Rome, who, not having any clients, found themselves on the verge of homelessness and knocked on the door of their local parish for help.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 1, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic parishes, Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, COVID-19, Facebook, Great Britain, lead, Live stream, Music, News, Priests, Scotland, United Kingdom |
One priest in Scotland is livestreaming his accordion during the coronavirus lockdown.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 1, 2020 | Amazon, Catholic, Church in the Americas, COVID-19, indigenous communities, lead, Mauricio Lopez, News, Pope Francis, REPAM |
According to the Pan-Amazon Ecclesial Network (REPAM), the people of the Amazon region are more at risk to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, due to the lack of proper educational system and to the inaccessibility to adequate hygienic and sanitary services.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 1, 2020 | Africa, Benin, Catholic Church, Catholic Relief Services, Church in Africa, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, lead, Malaria, News |
As the world lockdowns in order to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, a leading Catholic aid agency is warning that efforts to stop malaria need to continue.
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Advocates for Christians in the Middle East seek an overhaul to the way humanitarian aid is distributed to persecuted Christians.
Read MorePope Francis has raised two prelates—Cardinals Beniamino Stella and Luis Tagle—to the status of cardinal-bishops.
Read MoreBy Tito Edwards | Dear Washington Post: Religious Freedom is Not Granted by the Benign State – George Weigel at The Catholic World Report +1
A Connection between St. Thérèse & St. Faustina is No…
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I have three daughters. They are the best of friends (and the worst of enemies, depending on the day). But most unexpected and delightful to watch is the friendship between my oldest and youngest daughters, who are almost seven years apart. Recently, I was watching them play in our driveway. My older two daughters were […]
The Romanian Orthodox Church has strongly protested an public-service advertising campaign that portrays health-care workers as saints, calling the billboards “blasphemous.” A spokesman for the Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest was more sup…
Read MoreThe Archdiocese of New Orleans is filing for federal bankruptcy protection, citing “the growing strain caused by litigation stemming from decades-old incidents of clergy abuse.” The archdiocese added that the current CO19 lockdown has aggra…
Read MoreThe Vatican has issued an annual greeting to the world’s Muslims, timed for the season of Ramadan. The message, issued by the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, is entitled “Christians and Muslims: Protecting Together Places o…
Read MoreThe atheist philosopher of the nineteenth century, Friedrich Nietzsche, once said “If Christians want me to believe in their Redeemer, they need to look more redeemed.” He was drawing the wrong conclusion from a perceptive observation. To Nietzsche most Christians looked just as burdened, clueless and lost as everybody else. When he looked into their […]
Posted by bcadmin | May 1, 2020 | Between the Sundays, Coronavirus, COVID-19, daily life, Dies Domini, Featured, Living the Faith, Lord's Day, News, Prayer, routine, spiritual communion, Sunday |
“Even though we may not be able to receive Him sacramentally, He is with us.” Most of us never thought we would live through a time when we did not have easy access to the sacraments. How do we remain grounded in our faith and our relationship with Chr…
Read MoreThis Sunday’s readings teach us about the care of sheep—they need a gate to protect their sheepfold, a shepherd who will lead them to good pasture, and ears to hear the Voice they should follow. Gospel (Read Jn 10:1-10) Today’s reading is best understood within its context in John’s Gospel. In the previous chapter is the […]
Posted by bcadmin | May 1, 2020 | Commentary, News |
How can the Church seek to provide sacramental care to the most people, especially those most in need, in the…
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The White House has consulted four Catholic bishops who have reinstated public Masses, as the Trump administration considers issuing guidelines…
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A new miniseries about Phyllis Schlafly’s campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment extolls the characters of the ERA’s radical-feminist supporters….
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Read MoreJoseph, by the work of your hands and the sweat of your brow, you supported Jesus and Mary, and had…
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