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Parish, school mobilize in prayer for nun with COVID-19
Parents, teachers and students at St. Matthew in Northeast Philadelphia are uniting in online rosaries for vice principal IHM Sister Irene Loretta Cassady, now hospitalized in serious condition with the coronavirus.
Lower Bucks families rally to restock food pantry
A two-day collection organized by a Penndel parishioner netted 8,000 pounds of food for Mary's Cupboard, an archdiocesan pantry that has seen a 100% increase in demand due to the pandemic.
Dioceses help parishes find revenue amid pandemic’s financial crunch
With Sunday Mass offertory collections virtually nonexistent during the coronavirus pandemic, dioceses are helping their parishes keep one crisis from becoming a second crisis.
Congress urged to help minorities in new pandemic relief bill
The needs of poor and minority communities that face greater health risks from pollution and economic disparities deserve to be addressed in a future federal pandemic relief package, Catholic advocates said.
Dolphins coach Don Shula remembered as humble, daily Mass attendee
The NFL's winningest coach, two-time Super Bowl champion with the Miami Dolphins, Hall of Famer and faithful Catholic who practiced his faith and raised money for Catholic schools, died May 4.
Constant emergencies: Despite pandemic, millions live on the run
The world's 41 million internally displaced people -- those forced to flee their homes but who stay in their country -- still need assistance, including from the church, said a new Vatican document.
Belgium’s Brothers of Charity cut ties to their homes over euthanasia
In the country where patients with "unbearable" mental illness may be killed, the religious order has walked away from 15 homes for psychiatric patients it had run, following Vatican consultation.
Archbishop Perez urges closer look at COVID deaths of black people
The archbishop is among a group of four U.S. bishops calling for study of why infections and deaths among African Americans in some communities are reaching alarming levels.
Leaders urge Cardinal Dolan to step back from praise of Trump
A letter signed by 1,500 faith leaders blasted the New York archbishop's laudatory comments about President Donald Trump. The cardinal defended speaking with leaders of both political parties.
For church ministries and parishes, #GivingTuesdayNow comes just in time
The global online giving campaign marks May 5 as a day to support programs strained by the COVID-19 pandemic. Locally, Catholic Charities Appeal beneficiaries and struggling parishes are the focus of donations.