During the pandemic, curbside prayer allows people to seek the presence, wisdom and the comfort of Christ and parishioners to move out of their comfort zone.
Curbside prayer ministry brings Jesus into the streets
Coronavirus and creation: Bringing lessons learned into prayer, action
The Season of Creation begins Sept. 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, an observance initiated by the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1989 and adopted by Pope Francis for the Catholic Church in 2015.
Pope to take his post-pandemic pleas to global stage
When he addresses, via video message, the U.N. General Assembly Sept. 15, Pope Francis is expected to speak about using the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to rethink economic, political and environmental policies in a way that will benefit humanity and the earth.
Bishop Cantú: Californians ‘on edge’ as historic wildfires rage
The rising rate of coronavirus and the evacuation orders due to the wildfires given pastors the option of canceling outdoor Mass since being outdoors could be harmful to the health of those attending.
Vatican official: Christians can offer hope with beauty of Christ’s love
Cardinal Pietro Parolin says people of faith find in God “the wonder of living.”
Pope asks prayers for the unemployed, for dialogue, peace
The pope’s call for prayers for those who have lost their jobs because of the pandemic.
Greg Erlandson: Post-graduation lessons from the plague year
“Living through a historic pandemic, economic collapse and racial upheaval isn’t pretty, but it is instructive.”
Catholic Community Schools to move forward with in-person learning this fall
Classes are scheduled to begin Sept. 1 in all CCS elementary schools and Sept. 8 at Cathedral High School.