March 5, 2020 Coronavirus concern: How churches are adapting services to combat the spread Places of worship across the United States are taking measures in response to the coronavirus outbreak, including deviating from traditional religious practices to prevent infections.Â
March 4, 2020 Coronavirus halts Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Friday prayers in Iran The practice of Islam itself is being disrupted in the Middle East as governments around the world are taking drastic measures to control the outbreak of the coronavirus as countries see a spike in infections.
March 3, 2020 Fist-bumping with no holy water: How churches respond to coronavirus With the global outbreak of the coronavirus, churches and houses of worship are doing all they can to protect their flock.
March 1, 2020 Pope Francis cancels audiences for 3rd day with apparent cold Pope Francis canceled official engagements for the third day in a row Saturday as he battled an apparent cold.
February 27, 2020 New Jersey Catholic Church under fire for denying First Communion to boy, 8, with autism A young boy with autism was denied his First Communion at a New Jersey Catholic church, leaving his parents along with many online, upset.Â
February 26, 2020 Pope celebrates Ash Wednesday at Vatican as Masses in Italy canceled over coronavirus fears Pope Francis is celebrating Ash Wednesday as usual -- even though other Masses in Italy were canceled due to fears of the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
February 25, 2020 Florida man arrested after tackling deacon during Saturday Mass, attack caught on camera A Florida man is behind bars after he tackled a deacon in the middle of a Saturday evening mass.
February 20, 2020 Vatican set to open Pope Pius XII's secret WWII archives The Vatican is set to open the secret archives of Pope Pius XII, the World War II-era pope whose record during the Holocaust has come under intense scrutiny.
February 20, 2020 Pennsylvania Roman Catholic diocese files for bankruptcy after $12M in sex-abuse settlements The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, months after admitting it paid more than $12 million to victims sexually abused by their clerics as children.
February 19, 2020 Pope Francis receives kiss on forehead from front-row admirer Pope Francis on Wednesday allowed a man to give him a long tender kiss on the forehead, a move that surprised observers after his angry reaction to a woman who violently grabbed his hand while he was greeting pilgrims at the Vatican on New Year’s Eve.