Masses for Divine Mercy Sunday, celebrated on the Sunday after Easter, are expected to be livestreamed in Catholic churches throughout the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Divine Mercy Sunday seen as chance to receive Christ’s mercy ‘anew’
Sunday Scripture reading: April 19, 2020
Second Sunday of Easter
First reading: Acts 2:42-47
Second reading: 1 Pt 1:3-9
Gospel: Jn 20:19-31
Oklahoma City remains ‘beacon of healing’ 25 years after bombing
Until the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, 25 years ago, was the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the United States.
FEMA issues guidelines to ensure ‘equal protection’ for all COVID patients
Pro-life groups applauded the Federal Emergency Management Agency for issuing a directive aimed at preventing rationing of medical care for COVID-19 patients.
Book to aid parents find best school leaves out Catholic school option
Author gives new perspective he gleaned seven steps for parents and children to find the right school and proper learning environment for them.
Pope pens editorial on joy in the time of coronavirus
In his editorial, titled “Un plan para resucitar” (“A plan to resurrect”) Pope Francis said Christians are called to be joyful witnesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
Advocates call attention to pandemic’s wrath on ‘essential’ farmworkers
The country’s supply of fruit and vegetables and other staples produced by the labor of farmworkers — many of them migrants — remains steady. Yet many of them toil without basic protections, their supporters say.
Movie: ‘We Summon the Darkness’
“We Summon the Darkness” (Saban, streaming on Amazon Prime) bills itself as a low-budget Satan-worship-themed slasher film with a bit of an homage to 1980s horror movies thrown into the mix.