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Living faith without sacraments, community is dangerous, pope says
The isolation intended to stop the pandemic was presenting the danger of people living the faith only for themselves, detached from the sacraments and the people of God, said Pope Francis, who also prayed for expectant mothers.
Divine Mercy Sunday: Time to receive Christ’s mercy ‘anew’
Baltimore Archbishop William Lori will celebrate a special livestreamed Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, at 3 p.m. Learn how you can watch the Mass and pray the chaplet.
German bishops criticize continued church service ban
Chancellor Angela Merkel said the ban on public church services will remain until further notice, while thousands of shops will reopen. Protestant churches supported the decision while Catholic dioceses opposed.
Advocates cite pandemic’s wrath on ‘essential’ farmworkers
The coronavirus puts America's 2 million farm workers -- many of them migrants -- who live and work together closely at high risk, along with the country's food supply.
New Mexico bishop to allow public Masses with restrictions
After one month without public Masses, the Las Cruces Diocese will adhere to the governor's restrictions through either outdoor Masses -- with people in cars -- or inside churches with no more than five people present.
Knights of Columbus vow to leave no neighbor behind
Seven suburban Philadelphia councils of the Catholic men's fraternal organization are helping meet a variety of needs in their local communities in response to a national call for support during the COVID-19 crisis.
In times of plague, ‘greatest saints are born,’ says historian
Church historian and St. Charles Seminary professor Msgr. Gregory Fairbanks tells how Catholics "showed that their faith would lead them through the difficulties of their time," including pandemics through history.
Sister Maria Angelita Ortiz, pastoral minister, dies at 88
A Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 66 years, the Puerto Rico native ministered for many years there and in the Philadelphia Archdiocese in Hispanic ministry.
Sister M. Patricia E. Youtz, I.H.M., dies at 79, was longtime teacher
Formerly Sister Maureen Bernard, the Little Flower High School graduate served in grade schools and high schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese for 61 years as an I.H.M. sister.
Fund aims to ease pandemic’s financial impact on parishes
The Parish Support Initiative addresses the economic fallout for archdiocesan parishes: collections make up 85% of income, and those collections are down significantly as public Masses have been suspended.