April 7, 2020 Coronavirus survivor who has lifelong lung condition credits prayer for miraculous recovery A husband and wife both survived the coronavirus, but for the man it was especially miraculous given his lifelong lung condition.
April 7, 2020 Cardinal Pell welcomes court's dismissal of abuse conviction Cardinal George Pell welcomed Australia’s highest court clearing him of child sex crimes Tuesday and said his trial had not been a referendum on the Catholic Church’s handling of the clergy abuse crisis.
April 6, 2020 Amid coronavirus, Panama archbishop gives Palm Sunday blessing from helicopter A Catholic archbishop went to new heights to deliver the traditional Palm Sunday blessing as the coronavirus pandemic forces churches to close their doors.
April 6, 2020 Chicago archbishop relieves Catholics of 'Easter duty' due to coronavirus The Archdiocese of Chicago has issued a decree dispensing Catholics from Easter obligations in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
April 5, 2020 Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday without public in St. Peter's Pope Francis is celebrating Palm Sunday Mass without the public, since the traditional ceremony in St. Peter’s Square was scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic.
April 4, 2020 Rhode Island's top Catholic nixes drive-thru Palm Sunday palm distribution over coronavirus Catholic churches in Rhode Island are canceling plans to offer "drive-thru" pickup of blessed palms for Palm Sunday because of the state's coronavirus stay-at-home order, according to a report.
April 3, 2020 Nebraska Cloisters move online, open 34-week 'retreat' for those who can’t make in-person, silent one The Cloisters on the Platte Foundation, which operates a 930-acre Ignatian retreat facility in Gretna, Nebraska, will offer a 34-week retreat-like program onlineÂ
April 2, 2020 Patrick Novecosky: Pope John Paul II, who died exactly 15 years ago, taught us to have hope in troubled times Fifteen years ago, the world bid farewell to a tenacious world leader whose life and words have much to offer us today.
March 30, 2020 Vin Scully predicts more Americans will turn to faith to get through coronavirus crisis Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ' Ed Henry caught up with legendary baseball broadcaster Vin Scully on Monday's "Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Rundown" podcast to discuss the coronavirus outbreak and the delayed start to this year’s Major League Baseball season.
March 29, 2020 NYC pastor dies from coronavirus, becoming first US Catholic priest to succumb to diseases The beloved pastor of a New York City church has become the first Catholic priest in the United States to die from the coronavirus.