The coronavirus pandemic has closed churches to public gatherings globally and for most Catholics, Holy Thursday 2020 will be a Eucharist-free.
COVID-19 denies Eucharist to Catholics Holy Thursday, the day of its origin
Pandemic is prime time for conversion, pope says
The COVID-19 quarantines, lockdowns and stay-at-home orders are the perfect opportunity for conversion: for individuals, for the church and for governments.
El Paso bishop calls for release of nonviolent migrants in detention
Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, is asking local authorities to release nonviolent migrants at his local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
SBA allows church entities to obtain needed loans to keep workers on staff
Religious nonprofits, including schools, parishes and some dioceses, are eligible for assistance under regulations developed to implement portions of the massive $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act.
Cardinal Pell released from prison after court overturns conviction
Cardinal George Pell was released after High Court of Australia unanimously overturned the original December 2018 jury verdict that found him guilty.
Vatican calls for creative ways to protect elderly from loneliness
Local churches and individuals must do more to help and to protect the elderly from loneliness and infection during the coronavirus pandemic.
Bishops: Long-held ethical, moral principles must guide COVID-19 response
The coronavirus pandemic is creating fear over limited resources for treating patients, especially the most seriously ill, but “this is not a time to sideline our ethical and moral principles,” said the chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Pope on Palm Sunday: Life, measured by love, is meant to serve others
“Today, in the tragedy of a pandemic, in the face of the many false securities that have now crumbled, in the face of so many hopes betrayed, in the sense of abandonment that weighs upon our hearts, Jesus says to each one of us, ‘Courage, open your heart to my love. You will feel the consolation of God who sustains you,'” Pope Francis said.