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Three more US bishops announce return of public Masses
CNA Staff, Apr 23, 2020 / 08:45 pm MT (CNA).- Three Catholic dioceses have announced this week they will resume public celebration of Mass, subject to the requirements of public health orders and social distancing. The Montana dioceses of Great Falls-Billings and Helena both announced the re-openings on Thursday, April …
Franciscan University to cover fall 2020 tuition costs for incoming students
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Apr 23, 2020 / 07:00 pm MT (CNA).- Franciscan University of Steubenville will be covering tuition costs for all incoming freshmen and transfer students in fall 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. President Father Dave Pivonka announced April 21 that the university would cover …
US and Canada to be consecrated to ‘Mary, Mother of the Church’
CNA Staff, Apr 23, 2020 / 09:00 am MT (CNA).- Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, is inviting all U.S. bishops to join him on May 1 in reconsecrating the U.S. to the Blessed Virgin Mary in response to the pandemic. The reconsecration is timed to coincide …
Arkansas order limiting abortions can go into effect, court rules
by Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 22, 2020 / 03:30 pm MT (CNA).- A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed a state order halting elective surgical abortions in Arkansas to go into effect. The measure was put in place to conserve medical resources during the coronavirus pandemic. A three-judge …
Coronavirus hits priests’ retirement home in Missouri
CNA Staff, Apr 21, 2020 / 03:01 pm MT (CNA).- Several priests located at a retirement home in Missouri have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, but those who have been hospitalized are likely to be released soon. The Archdiocese of St. Louis announced April 20 that nine of the 30 …
Bankrupt dioceses sue SBA for payroll loan access
by Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 22, 2020 / 04:30 pm MT (CNA).- Two Catholic dioceses have filed suit against the Small Business Administration (SBA), claiming they were wrongfully denied access to emergency loans during the pandemic because of their bankruptcy status. The New York dioceses of Rochester and …
Is homeschooling ‘dangerous’? Parents, former students respond to Harvard professor
by Mary Farrow Denver Newsroom, Apr 23, 2020 / 03:00 am MT (CNA).- Mary Ellen Barrett, a mom living on Long Island, has been homeschooling her children since before coronavirus made it cool (read:necessary) to go to school at home. She started 18 years ago, when she decided that her …
Vatican City prepares to ease coronavirus restrictions in May
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Apr 22, 2020 / 11:10 am MT (CNA).- Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin met with members of the Roman curia on Wednesday to discuss the gradual reopening of Holy See offices as Italy prepares to end its national lockdown. The heads of Vatican …
Public Masses to resume in Austria May 15
Rome Newsroom, Apr 21, 2020 / 05:00 pm MT (CNA).- Public Masses will resume in Austria on May 15, the country’s chancellor has said. Sebastian Kurz made the announcement at a press conference in Vienna at noon local time April 21. Fr. Peter Schipka, secretary general of the Austrian bishops’ …
Pavone: With transfer pending, campaign work a matter of ‘conscience’
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Apr 21, 2020 / 11:25 am MT (CNA).- Fr. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, says he will serve in leadership positions in the 2020 campaign to reelect President Donald Trump. While the priest told CNA that concerns about his political and ecclesiastical …
