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Parents and students at Holy Angels school in Newark put together a video to show their appreciation to staff at the parish school as everyone deals with the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, Holy Angels school families...
By FATHER JOHN SOLOMON As we continue with another week of hardship from the effects of this deadly virus, we are immediately struck by the physical and economical trials. They are very real and alarming. But these are not the...
Neumann University announced it has lowered tuition for the majority of its 2020 summer courses. The reduced tuition applies to most of the university’s summer schedule -- courses that will be switched from in-class to online instruction in order to maintain social distancing guidelines and slow the spread of coronavirus. Neumann’s summer term begins on May 18.  Tuition...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said he was called out for forgetting to thank a group of people who also are on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus epidemic: pharmacists. At the beginning of each of his daily Masses,...
VATICAN CITY — Retired Pope Benedict XVI “is well,” although the coronavirus pandemic restrictions mean he will receive no visitors April 16, his 93rd birthday. “Thank God, all of us in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery are well,” Archbishop Georg Ganswein,...
PARIS — Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris welcomed a renewed pledge by French President Emmanuel Macron to rebuild Notre Dame cathedral. “I can’t speak for all humanity, but this is certainly a moment of global emotion and witness,” Archbishop Aupetit...
Sunday Scripture readings, April 19, 2020: Second Sunday of Easter 1) Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 2) 1 Pt 1:3-9 Gospel: Jn 20:19-31 Seeking God's mercy in challenging times "I can't believe this is really happening!" This was the deeply felt sentiment, spoken and...
First-grade students from Christ the Teacher Catholic School in Glasgow showed their appreciation to those who continue to work outside the home during the coronavirus pandemic. The video was spurred by an online campaign called #ShowYourHeart. The children made hearts...
Bonded by their motto “We are a community. We are family.” Ursuline Academy extends gratitude to their alumnae working on the front line during the coronavirus crisis. For healthcare workers like Lauren Guthrie, class of 2013, and Jennifer Brown, ’77,...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis offered prayers for elderly people living alone or in retirement homes who are living in fear of contracting the coronavirus and dying alone. "They are our roots, our history. They have given us the faith,...