wildfires

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In the spotlight: Greece wildfires, feast of St. Cajetan, street Mass

In the spotlight: wildfires in Greece, 9/11 “Never Forget Walk,” Iowa pilgrimage

In the spotlight: Tokyo Olympics, western wildfires, prayers in Mexico

In the spotlight: extreme weather, Statue of Liberty, Cuba demonstrations

Sacred Heart in Medford, Oregon and other nearby parishes offered refuge for evacuees, filling their parish gyms and parking lots.

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.

Saying that “there is no end in sight to the horror which confronts us,” Archbishop Mark Coleridge, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, said the bishops have implemented a national response to months of wildfires.