Older Catholics reflect on pandemic’s effect on faith life, how they cope
byBy Ed Langlois Catholic News Service PORTLAND, Ore. — Early in the coronavirus pandemic, even before Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland canceled public…
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Coronavirus may produce misery beyond disease to migrants, home countries
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Lack of jobs and economic disparity in Central America were already driving large numbers of migrants…
COVID-19 is not God’s judgment, but a call to live differently, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is not God’s judgment on humanity, but God’s call on people to…
Catholic entities expect to receive aid under emergency relief bill
byBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — Catholic hospitals, parish schools and charitable agencies are among the entities hoping to receive partial relief…
Vatican releases pope’s pandemic-influenced plan for Holy Week, Easter
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With public gatherings, including Masses, banned in Italy to prevent the spread of the coronavirus,…
Reports: Official living in same residence as pope is positive for COVID-19
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A 58-year-old Italian monsignor, who works in the Vatican Secretariat of State and lives in…
Time: Lockdown’s unexpected gift
byBy Joanna Kohorst Catholic News Service ROME — I was video chatting with my childhood friend yesterday. We haven’t talked in almost a year and…
Coronavirus claims the Pittsburgh Catholic as diocese suspends publication
byBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — The new coronavirus has claimed the Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper as a victim. Diocese of Pittsburgh officials informed…
Pope pays tribute to women religious caring for the sick
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Early in the morning, in the chapel of his residence, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the…
Naumann: Mark anniversary of ‘Gospel of Life’ with commitment to moms
byBy Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — St. John Paul II’s “prophetic encyclical” on the value and inviolability of human life, “The Gospel of…