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.
Bishop Cantú: Californians ‘on edge’ as historic wildfires rage
‘No end in sight to the horror’: Australian bishops respond to fires
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.
Australian Catholics seek prayers as fires continue in four states
As some of the worst wildfires in Australian history rage across four states, thousands of people in affected areas in New South Wales and Victoria continue to be evacuated to safety.
California prelates urge prayers, humanitarian aid for victims of fires
“The tremendous loss from the Camp Fire ravaging parts of the diocese is devastating,” said Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento. “The families in Paradise and the surrounding communities affected by the fire can rely on the support of our prayers.”
Some fleeing scene of wildfires describe it as escaping ‘gates of hell’
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (CNS) — St. Mary’s Catholic Church was at ground zero in the wildfires that devastated parts of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge Nov. 28, […]
Tennessee bishop asks for prayers, relief help for victims of wildfires
Catholic parishioners in the Diocese of Knoxville are among those who have lost homes and businesses in the wildfires that ravaged tourist areas in the Great Smoky Mountains region, said Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville.
Evacuated Fort McMurray Catholics gather for Mass in Edmonton
While video and photos of the raging inferno that destroyed much of Fort McMurray, Alberta, were being flashed around the world, Jason and Katharine Campbell and […]