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White House consults bishops on church reopening guidelines
by Ed Condon Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 29, 2020 / 02:22 pm MT (CNA).- The White House has consulted four Catholic bishops who have reinstated public Masses, as the Trump administration considers issuing guidelines on the safe reopening of churches and religious services during the coronavirus pandemic. Multiple sources confirmed …
Catholic at Home: Seize the Hope Set Before Us
Weeks have now turned to months of living with COVID-19. We’re adapting from total upheaval to the “new normal” of living with an infectious disease in the area; and the big shifts we’ve made to keep life going in our own ways are, in a word, unprecedented. School and work …
Seminarian in Spain returns to roots as doctor amid pandemic
Madrid, Spain, Apr 28, 2020 / 04:27 pm MT (CNA).- While most of the students at the San Fulgencia Seminary in Cartagena, Spain, returned home when the country declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic, one seminarian felt a different calling. With a background in medicine, first-year seminarian …
Grand Master of the Order of Malta dies at 75
by Courtney Mares Rome, Italy, Apr 29, 2020 / 06:00 am MT (CNA).- The Grand Master of the Order of Malta Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre died early Wednesday at the age of 75. Dalla Torre had been in treatment for throat cancer in Rome in recent months. He is remembered …
At least 15 dead from coronavirus in NY religious orders
CNA Staff, Apr 28, 2020 / 12:00 pm MT (CNA).- As New York attempts to weather the coronavirus pandemic, religious orders in the state have been hit hard by the disease, with one order of nuns raising money to offset the cost of added medical expenses. The Maryknoll Sisters in …
Catholic Bishops of Ohio Extend Suspension of All Publicly Celebrated Masses/Liturgies Through May 29, 2020
The Catholic Conference of Ohio, chaired by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, has released a statement extending the temporary suspension of all publicly celebrated Masses and liturgies through May 29. The Catholic Telegraph has a complete list of live-streaming Masses in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on …
Pandemic delays beatification of Cardinal Wyszynski
CNA Staff, Apr 28, 2020 / 07:30 am MT (CNA).- The beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the former Primate of Poland who heroically resisted Communism, has been postponed because of the coronavirus. Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz said April 28 that the beatification would no longer take place as planned in Warsaw’s …
Trump talks education on call with Catholic leaders
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Apr 27, 2020 / 03:37 pm MT (CNA).- President Donald Trump held a call with more than 600 Catholic leaders on Saturday that focused on education and relief funding during the coronavirus pandemic. Catholic educational leaders on the call touted the work of Catholic educators …
Amid coronavirus, ‘food deserts’ thinly stretch aid groups
Denver Newsroom, Apr 28, 2020 / 03:01 am MT (CNA).- The coronavirus pandemic has heightened the problem of food insecurity in many areas of the US already classified as “food deserts”— swaths of the country where people lack access to affordable, nutritious food. Dave Barringer, CEO for the National Council …
Seek the Lord by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will receive three new servant leaders later this month when I ordain Deacons Christopher Komoroski, Benson Lokidiriyo and Andrew Reckers to the priesthood. This moment of great joy for me and for the local Church comes at a time of continuing fear, anxiety, social tension and …