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Across Europe, shrines close in coronavirus fight
In Poland, France, Spain, Austria, Bosnia and Germany, Catholics are praying from home as priests and religious mounted "a great prayer to end" COVID-19.
Chinese diocese donates masks to Vatican, Italy, to help fight COVID-19
The Xi'an Diocese has donated 24,000 disposable medical masks to the Vatican and Italian religious communities and dioceses after the church in Italy earlier gave the same supplies to the Chinese.
Portland Archdiocese cancels Masses through Easter
Portland Archbishop Alexander K. Sample announced March 16 that all Masses -- including those for Holy Week and Easter -- are canceled through April 14. Oregon has banned all gatherings of more than 25 people for four weeks.
Rosary Rally for vocations still on, going all-digital, March 25
A major push to promote vocations to the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia next week is moving forward, even amidst the unexpected disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Forty years after his martyrdom, St. Romero influences U.S. church
Since his martyrdom March 24, 1980, St. Oscar Romero's example and legacy of solidarity with the poor has remained a mission for the the Catholic Church in the U.S.
In choosing the poor, St. Romero followed church teaching
St. Oscar Romero, canonized in 2018, has become a model for those championing social justice and highlighting the role of the Catholic Church in defending human rights.
Sao Paulo Archdiocese offers center to house homeless with COVID-19
The church already operates House of Prayer, with meals and activities for tens of thousands of homeless persons in the Brazilian capital, and can expand to care for those at risk for coronavirus.
Ease up on news viewing, set prayer routine, archbishop advises
Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz offered 14 suggestions for those confined to their homes during the coronavirus pandemic. "We are at our best when we pray for one another," he said.
PREP continues with online support, despite virus
Parish Religious Education Programs in the archdiocese are taking new measures to ensure students continue in their catechetical formation at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
New Orleans cathedral hauntingly quiet during private Mass
Inside the historic St. Louis Cathedral, where Mass has been celebrated since 1718, the Eucharist was being celebrated without a single person sitting inside the 950-seat narthex.