Tag: coronavirus
U.S. bishops prepare for meeting like no other as annual meeting...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Catholic bishops will gather Nov. 16 and 17 for their annual meeting, but this time in an online format because of...
Postelection pledges: Mend relationships, recognize human dignity
Responding to editors’ requests for a regular sampling of current commentary from around the Catholic press, here is an editorial titled: “Postelection pledges” published...
Fundraising for Catholic entities: ‘I think the pandemic is teaching us...
WASHINGTON -- Chalk up something else affected by the coronavirus: fundraising for Catholic entities of all kinds.
Domestically, parish collections are down more than they...
We’re tired, anxious and struggling — We need to open our...
Lord, we're tired. Overwhelmed. Anxious. Uncertain.
This year has brought massive changes to our families. Work, school, church -- all of it looks different now....
Vatican Christmas will be different this year, but the setting will...
VATICAN CITY -- Although the Vatican knows Christmas may be very different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it already has chosen its...
All Souls’ Day plans have weighted significance with so many having...
WASHINGTON -- The feast of All Souls' Day, when Catholics remember and pray for the dead, has weighted significance this year when so many...
COVID-19 brings new poignancy to All Souls Day in 2020
WASHINGTON — The feast of All Souls’ Day, when Catholics remember and pray for the dead, has weighted significance this year when so many...
At St. Edmond’s Academy, the show must go on, even if...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — One of the hard-hit areas of education during the coronavirus pandemic has been the arts. Plays, musicals and concerts were canceled...
Annual March for Life attendance will take a hit because of...
WASHINGTON — While the annual March for Life in Washington is still scheduled for Jan. 29, the cross-country bus pilgrimages that have been at...
Vatican moves Pope Francis’ general audiences back to livestream-only after positive...
VATICAN CITY — After someone attending Pope Francis’ weekly general tested positive for COVID-19, the Vatican announced the audiences would return to being livestreamed...