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National novena for farmers to be livestreamed this month
CNA Staff, May 5, 2020 / 11:34 am MT (CNA).- A national novena to St Isidore the Farmer will be livestreamed by Catholic Rural Life this month, beginning May 7 and concluding with a Mass on May 15, the feast of St. Isidore. For nearly a century, Catholic Rural Life …
USCCB: Call with Trump was about schools, not campaign
by JD Flynn Denver Newsroom, May 5, 2020 / 04:41 pm MT (CNA).- The U.S. bishops’ conference has responded to charges that it might have knowingly facilitated illegal campaigning by the White House and the campaign of President Donald Trump when it notified Catholic leaders of an impending phone call …
Pandemic brings ‘a very different kind of Church’ to London’s homeless
London, England, May 5, 2020 / 09:00 am MT (CNA).- A parish in London’s West End is offering the homeless adoration, access to sacraments, and the rosary — along with food provided by a five-star restaurant. St. Patrick’s Church in Soho, an area known for its nightlife and red-light district, …
Priest in Costa Rica bakes bread to help families in need
CNA Staff, May 4, 2020 / 03:53 pm MT (CNA).- When he was just 15 years old, Fr. Geison Gerardo Ortiz Marín had to quit school and find a job to help support his family. Faced with a difficult economy, Ortiz’s family was struggling financially. He quit school and found …
It’s Giving Tuesday Now, May 5, 2020!
#GivingTuesdayNow is a new global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020 as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. In the Archdiocese of Cincinnati: Give to Your Parish Most parishes provide an online giving option for donations. To view a …
USCCB: Ask why coronavirus is ‘devastating’ black communities
by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 4, 2020 / 04:00 pm MT (CNA).- The bishops of the United States are calling for an examination of why the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted African-American communities. “Our hearts are wounded for the many souls mourned as African American communities across the …
DOJ files statement of interest in church suit against Virginia governor
CNA Staff, May 4, 2020 / 10:00 am MT (CNA).- The Justice Department (DOJ) is backing a small community church suing Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, arguing that the state cannot single out churches for public health restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Lighthouse Fellowship Church on Virginia’s Eastern Shore filed suit …
In PROFILE, Michael Wergers; La Salle Senior Places Trust in God as He Aspires to be President of the United States
by M.D. Pitman La Salle senior Michael Wergers knows what he wants to be when he grows up, but at 6-foot-3, he doesn’t have much actual growing to do. As graduating Lancers prepare to go off to college next year, he was waiting on acceptance letters in early April from …
How quaran-teens are coping with losses and disappointments
by Mary Farrow Denver Newsroom, May 3, 2020 / 04:58 pm MT (CNA).- Nikki Shasserre normally gets one, maybe two alerts per week from Bark, a parental monitoring app she uses to track texts and social media on her teenager’s cell phone. Bark sends Shasserre and her husband snippets of …
God Heals: The Church’s long history of caring for the sick
by Rebecca Sontag For nearly 2,000 years, the Catholic Church has been at the forefront of battling pandemics and caring for its victims. COVID-19 is no different. The modern hospital as we know it is a direct result of Jesus’ imperative to the disciples to “heal the sick.” Even the …
