Schools transition to remote learning
With students out of school through at least Spring Break in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, most Catholic schools in the…
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Pope makes mini-pilgrimage outside Vatican to pray for end of pandemic
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — With Italy on lockdown and Rome streets almost deserted, Pope Francis left the Vatican March 15 in…
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Catholic schools will be closed beginning Monday
Archdiocese of Louisville Catholic schools will be closed March 16 through April 3 in response to Governor Andy Beshear’s recommendation that all Kentucky schools…
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How Italy went from ‘wash your hands’ to ‘stay at home’
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — Acknowledging how difficult it can be to adapt to restrictive measures aimed at slowing the spread of…
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U.S. Catholic colleges adapt to online format during coronavirus
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Initially the coronavirus impacted study abroad programs and spring break travel or service opportunities for U.S. colleges…
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Masses will continue, but the obligation is lifted for vulnerable people
The Archdiocese of Louisville announced late March 11 that, in light of the centrality of the Eucharist, weekend and daily Masses would still be…
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Make prayer part of hand-washing protocol to fight virus, says diocese
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — “How to hand-wash Catholic style” reads the headline on an informational graphic from the Diocese of Dallas. It suggests…
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Vatican closes St. Peter’s Square, Basilica to tourists through April 3
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In cooperation with Italian emergency measures, the Vatican has closed St. Peter’s Square and Basilica to…
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Schools, parishes are urged to use common sense as coronavirus spreads
In response to the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, the Archdiocese of Louisville is reminding people to wash their hands —…
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