Tag: pandemic
‘It spreads so fast;’ Coronavirus hits 15 members of one Iowa...
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- As Alicia Nava flipped through family photographs the morning of July 25, she said solemnly from behind a floral print mask,...
St. Mary Star of the Sea holds COVID-safe ‘Very Best Singalong’...
Children and their families gathered at the St. Mary Star of the Sea Church parking lot in Ocean City, Md. on the evening of...
Dr. Anthony Fauci tells students COVID-19 a ‘pandemic of historic proportion,’...
PHOENIX -- There is no denying the fact "this is a pandemic of historic proportion," Dr. Anthony Fauci told students at Jesuit-run Georgetown University...
Addressing worldwide hunger crisis priority for Catholic Relief Services during coronavirus...
WASHINGTON -- As the coronavirus pandemic commands global attention, for those working at organizations such as Catholic Relief Services, the health crisis is one...
Extraordinary times in Ordinary Time: Public Masses amid a pandemic
WASHINGTON -- To resume public Masses during the coronavirus pandemic, dioceses have issued guidelines to be followed by parishes. The Archdiocese of Washington's series...
Freedom should support the common good: Father Eugene Hemrick
"Mandating face masks is unconstitutional and an affront to my freedom." Despite the scientific wisdom of this mandate, some citizens vociferously reject it.
In the...
Testing our patience: Where is God in the pandemic?
As someone who works in the field of spiritual formation, I am constantly concerned with providing people space to ask the question, "Where is...
Applying the virtue of prudence during the time of COVID-19
As countries face the prospect of "reopening" life after COVID-19, many decisions about the "new normal" must be taken. Everyone recognizes that we can't...
Catholic Health Association head urges Trump not to pull U.S. out...
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Catholic Health Association has urged President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision to pull the United States out...
Updated: Diocese of Wilmington parishes offer livestreamed Masses, other spiritual resources
Although public gatherings have been limited in order to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, many parishes in the Diocese of Wilmington are offering online reflections,...