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Posted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Bishop Thomas R. Zinkula, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Catholic Worker Movement, Church in the US, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Department of Homeland Security, diocese of Davenport, Guatemala, immigrants and refugees, Iowa, News |
Davenport Bishop Thomas R. Zinkula has asked the chief of Homeland Security in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to release three Guatemalan immigrant detainees because the COVID-19 pandemic “places immigrants being detained in a very vulnerable situation.”
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | 1P5 Minute, Featured, News, Videos |
In 2019, over 10,000 Catholics left the Church in the diocese of Munich and Freising. In 2018, another 9,000 left. Why is the German Church hemorrhaging Catholics? We explore the question. Also: amidst rumors that priest are baptizing babies using […]
The post 1P5 Minute – Episode 24: Why Are German Catholics Leaving? appeared first on OnePeterFive.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Abortion, Abortion law, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Catholic News Service, Church in Mexico, Church in the Americas, Mexico, News, the pro-life movement |
Lawmakers in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato have shelved a pair of initiatives to legalize abortion, an issue being introduced for debate in legislatures around the country.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Associated Press, Bishop David Zubik, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Diocese of Pittsburgh, News, Parish merger |
PITTSBURGH — The Diocese of Pittsburgh has announced plans to consolidate 61 parishes into 15 new parishes. The mergers, to be completed July 1, will reduce the number of parishes in the diocese of Pittsburgh from 152 to 106. Bishop David Zubik told parishioners in a letter that “This has
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Charities and Volunteering, News |
In Solidarity with Poorest of Poor
The post Young Christians Create Food Bank in Pakistan appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Archbishop Paul Coakley, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, News, U.S. Congress, USCCB |
Congress needs to remember the needs of “the poor, the vulnerable and people on the margins” when considering additional pandemic economic relief packages, said the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Archdiocese of Hartford, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, News |
HARTFORD, Connecticut — The Archdiocese of Hartford is planning to reopen its parishes to the public for weekday Masses only beginning June 8, with rules for wearing masks and social distancing to guard against the coronavirus, church officials announced Wednesday. The archdiocese released its guidelines for reopening its more than
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Archdiocese of New Orleans, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, COVID-19, Louisiana, News |
An advocate for people abused by priests asked Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday to direct the Louisiana State Police to conduct a statewide investigation of the Catholic church for its role in child sexual abuse cases.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Associated Press, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, News, services, Washington |
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday that churches, mosques and synagogues can resume in-person services, with those in counties in the second stage of the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan allowed to have smaller in-building services and the remainder limited to outdoor services with no more than 100 people.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Bethlehem, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church of the Nativity, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Holy Land, Jerusalem, News, Palestine, Palestinian Christians, Tourism, West Bank |
Bethlehem residents returned to the Church of the Nativity as the holy site opened to visitors May 26 after being closed since March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But amid the joy was a feeling of uncertainty about their economic future, as pilgrims and tourists are not yet able to return.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Confirmation, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, First Communion, News |
For many religious families across the United States, the coronavirus has disrupted their most anticipated traditions – the rites of passage that mark their adolescent children’s full entry into their congregations.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Church in the US, George Floyd, Gloria Purvis, Jason Adkins, lead, Minnesota Catholic Conference, News, Racism |
Catholics are calling for renewed efforts to combat racism following the murder of George Floyd.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | airport, Archdiocese of Chicago, Catholic Church, Chaplains, Chicago, Church in the US, lead, News |
Father Mike Zaniolo has two suggestions for priestly ministry at an airport: “Be merciful and quick.”
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Cameroon, Catholic Church, Catholic Schools, Church in Africa, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, lead, News, quarantine |
Catholic leaders in Cameroon are set to defy a government plan to reopen the nation’s schools on June 1, after they were closed in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Father Michael McGivney, Knights of Columbus, lead, News, Pope Francis, Saints, Vatican |
Pope Francis has advanced the cause of Venerable Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, and French hermit Blessed Charles de Faucauld along the path to sainthood.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Coronavirus, Free Access, News, United States |
After California relaxed public health restrictions on churches, the US’s largest diocese announced its plan to resume public Masses.
The post LA archdiocese announces reopening plan appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreThe Baltimore archdiocese has issued a statement expressing “serious concerns” about a ruling in Howard County, Maryland, which allows for the opening of churches but bans the celebration of the Mass.
Read MoreThe Munich archdiocese saw 10,744 people renounce their membership in the Catholic Church last year. The exodus set a new high for the archdiocese, which has seen the number of departing Catholics increase steadily each year. By formally leaving the Ch…
Read MoreArchbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has protested emergency regulations that allow only 10 people at a time to enter a church, criticizing “double standards being applied to people of faith.” The archbishop pointed out: “Currently the…
Read MoreArchbishop Diarmuid Martin has strongly encouraged pastors in the Dublin archdiocese to adhere strictly to all legal restrictions on liturgical services. “There is no room for self-dispensation,” he said, and “disregard for the norms …
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