Tag: coronavirus
Reasonable expectations are needed for protests to succeed: Father Eugene Hemrick
Hordes of protesters have flooded the streets over burning concerns crying to be addressed. Will racism continue to divide society? Will those protecting law...
Five years after Laudato Si’ panelists at Vatican say it must...
VATICAN CITY -- The coronavirus pandemic and ongoing global crises clearly indicate that Pope Francis' encyclical on caring for creation urgently needs to be...
Cancellation of carnivals leaves parishes working to recoup lost revenue
Among the casualties of the coronavirus pandemic has been the parish carnival, with festivals around the diocese being canceled. That has resulted in lost...
U.S. Supreme Court stops execution, says Texas prison officials need to...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court granted a last-minute stay of execution for Texas death-row inmate Ruben Gutierrez June 16, saying the state prison...
Baltimore Bishop-designate Lewandowski urges more coronavirus testing for hard-hit Latino, African...
BALTIMORE -- A Baltimore pastor who was recently named an auxiliary bishop for the Baltimore Archdiocese has appealed to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to...
In the spirit of Dorothy Day, we must appreciate the ‘unglamorous’...
One of my daily rituals during the pandemic has been to take a walk in my neighborhood. It’s a chance to step away from...
Catholic Extension study lists highest, lowest COVID-19 rates by U.S. diocese...
CHICAGO — An analysis conducted by the staff of Catholic Extension found that dioceses it supports financially have the nation’s most — and least...
Ethical solutions to coronavirus vaccine endorsed by Vatican, bishops
VATICAN CITY -- Spanish Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera of Valencia made headlines when he described as a "work of the devil" attempts to find...
Faith communities can help with medical care, healthy living environments: Maureen...
As the pandemic continues, ongoing collection and analysis of statistics related to COVID-19 increasingly reveal disparities in availability of testing, prevalence of infection and...
Access to broadband may be one of the defining issues of...
WASHINGTON — About 25 years ago, the World Wide Web was becoming a “thing.” By the time of the new millennium, growing numbers of...