Pope, Christian leaders around the globe join in prayer for pandemic’s end
We turn to the Lord several times a day, "but at this moment we want to implore mercy for all of humanity so harshly tried by the coronavirus pandemic."
‘Gospel of life’ needed now more than ever, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Defending life is not an abstract concept but a duty for all Christians and it means protecting the unborn, the poor, the sick, the unemployed and migrants, Pope Francis said.
Forty years after his martyrdom, St. Romero influences U.S. Church
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WASHINGTON
(CNS) — In life, El Salvador’s St. Óscar Romero had an open line of
communication with the Church in the United States, whose leaders and...
Presence of Eucharist, celebration of Mass restored at St. Joseph Hospital
For the first time in 10 years, Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament will be present in the tabernacle at the historic St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.
Diocese’s first Bible conference takes participants deeper into God’s Word
Employees forced to work at home. Restaurants and stores by the hundreds closed. Classrooms emptied of the familiar sights and sounds of children learning. The coronavirus pandemic has offered the world unprecedented challenges to daily living … and given Catholics an opportunity like none before to lean on God through His Word. That’s exactly what the Diocese of Phoenix’s first Biblical Studies Conference provided.
Stay home; we are all in this together
These are strange days. As Americans, we are used to our freedom, which allows us to do what we like, when we like it — even to our own detriment. No questions asked.
Relevant Radio is broadcasting litany of coronavirus prayers daily
A Chinese-American teenager with connections to Italy recorded "Litany in Time of Need" with her archbishop.
Using the lockdown for good: CUA professor shares his family’s experience
ROME (CNS) — Looking on the “bright side” or seeking the “silver lining” of something like a lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus is not naivete, but an exercise of one’s God-given will, said a U.S. professor locked down in Rome with his wife and son.
Ethicists, lawyers see dangers in rationing of scarce health resources
BALTIMORE (CNS) — Catholic ethicists and legal experts are sounding the alarm that the scarcity of resources such as ventilators and hospital beds during the current coronavirus pandemic could prompt health care decisions based only on age and disability — and in some cases already is.
What is a plenary indulgence?
Note: it's not a quick ticket to heaven, but an aid for real conversion that leads to eternal happiness.
