coronavirus
Keep reverence for Christ in Communion, in hand or tongue
Besides concerns for hygiene in the time of coronavirus, a question of how to receive the Eucharist has arisen. But it has already been settled, as Father Christopher Moriconi explains.
Masses on TV, social media provide alternatives to closed church doors
In pandemic-unnerved America, we're all shut-ins now. There are many ways to watch Mass in communities where public Masses have been halted in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Five things church leaders should do about coronavirus
Matthew Manion of Villanova University's School of Business suggests ways church communities can use the current crisis as an opportunity to stay united and share the love of Christ with all.
Despite coronavirus, faithful turn out for Sunday Mass
Although excused from the Sunday obligation due to the pandemic, young and old were in the pews over the weekend, many drawn by the Real Presence in the Eucharist.
Amid pandemic, half of U.S. seminarians in Rome go home
At the Pontifical North American College near the Vatican, 92 seminarians remained of the 192 enrolled this year. Universities in Rome closed March 5, and Italy began a nationwide lockdown March 10.
Priest in Diocese of Yakima hospitalized with coronavirus
A 48-year-old parish pastor is being treated for pneumonia caused by the virus. He had a high fever two weeks after returning from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and received a positive diagnosis after a third test.
Italian priests, religious women are among victims of COVID-19
Elderly religious were among the nearly 2,000 people who have died in Italy because of illness connected with the coronavirus. In one diocese, six priests died in the past week.
Archdiocese balancing containment, compassion during coronavirus
Thousands depend on Catholic Social Services each day for food, housing and other vital supports. Agency workers are keeping the mission going amid scenarios "that change by the hour."
Archdiocese closes schools, PREP to prevent coronavirus
Students and teachers will move to online learning through March 27, as task force members meet "daily, if not hourly" to respond to the pandemic.
It’s quiet time for New Rochelle, N.Y., parish at containment area
The parish in the one-mile area with the highest concentration of COVID-19 cases in the country is still open for Masses with no music and little preaching. Attendance was down 60% last week.