With the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, the coronavirus pandemic should be a lesson for all of us, the author says: We must all do something.
Dan Misleh: The U.S. Catholic Church and ‘Laudato Si” at five
Pope’s ‘virtual’ congregations show true unity in prayer, Jesuit says
Although the pope usually draws large in-person crowds, during the COVID-19 pandemic his assemblies have reached the faithful through television, radio and the internet.
Christ’s peace is reflected in acts of love, reconciliation, pope says
Pope Francis continues his series about the Eight Beatitudes focusing on the seventh “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
Pope leads Way of the Cross in empty, torch-lit St. Peter’s Square
The Good Friday service in St. Peter’s Square was held with no public participation because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope sets up new commission to study women deacons
Pope Francis has established a new “Study Commission on the Female Diaconate” as a follow-up to a previous group that studied the history of women deacons in the New Testament and the early Christian communities.
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.
Text: In video, pope greets families at ‘difficult,’ ‘unusual’ time
Pope Francis sends a video to share his thought and prayer to all who have experienced difficulties in light of the coronavirus.
Catholic Church responded to plagues with penance, prayers
The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is not God’s judgment on humanity, but God’s call on people to judge what is most important to them and resolve to act accordingly from now on.