coronavirus
Archbishop calls for faith, prudence in responding to pandemic
As the world confronts the coronavirus outbreak, Archbishop Nelson Perez invites all to join in prayerful solidarity, confident in God's grace and mercy.
Archbishop Perez to offer livestreamed Mass for those affected by coronavirus
The March 15 liturgy at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul will be the first of regular Sunday Masses to be broadcast online, as faithful heed directives to avoid crowds.
El arzobispo Pérez dispensa a los fieles de la obligación de asistir a la misa dominical
A pesar de la suspensión, todas las misas programadas regularmente permanecerán abiertas al público para aquellos que deseen asistir, escribe el arzobispo Pérez.
Churches cancel Masses in effort to stem pandemic
UPDATED -- In an effort to stem the coronavirus, bishops' conferences and dioceses in the U.S. and around the world began suspending public Masses. More than 153,000 cases worldwide have led to some 5,700 deaths.
Nightly online rosary set to ‘push back’ against coronavirus
From March 13 to 24, the archdiocesan Office for the New Evangelization will lead an 8 p.m. rosary -- online and by phone -- for an end to the pandemic.
Coronavirus church may be online, but people of God remain real
Digital devotion during a temporary health crisis can be meaningful, writes Oblate Father Thomas Dailey. Yet the church will always be called to come together in person.
Amid the coronavirus, curl up with Jesus
Even in a pandemic, we can remain anchored in the love of the Father, just as Christ himself did when he rested during a storm at sea, writes Gina Christian.
On virus concerns, Catholics excused from Sunday Mass
Faithful in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and across Pennsylvania not wishing to attend Sunday Mass for fear of spreading or contracting the coronavirus are no longer obligated to do so, until further notice.
San Francisco Archdiocese closes schools for 10 days to curb virus spread
After a student tested positive for COVID-19 March 8, all 90 archdiocesan K-12 schools -- with a student population of more than 24,000 -- set for closure March 12-25.
Pope entrusts world threatened by coronavirus pandemic to Mary
In a video message broadcast March 11, a day of prayer and fasting in Italy, the pope prayed to the Blessed Mother to "not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial" but to "deliver us from every danger."