COVID-19 is not God’s judgment, but a call to live differently, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- 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…
What is a plenary indulgence?
A man prays in front of an empty St. Peter's Square in Rome March 25, 2020. Pope Francis said he will grant a plenary indulgence to the faithful who watch…
Vatican releases pope’s pandemic-influenced plan for Holy Week, Easter
The Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is decorated with lighted candles in this CNS file photo. In a March 27, 2020, statement, the Vatican…
Catholic entities expect to receive aid under emergency relief bill
Carlos Roldan, director of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson, N.J., Food Pantries, is shown with pre-packed bags of food March 23, 2020, ready to be distributed to people impacted by…
Coronavirus may produce misery beyond disease to migrants, home countries
Seattle's Refugee Artisan Initiative founder Ming-Ming Tung-Edelman works to cut elastic material for masks with a volunteer March 24, 2020, who will deliver them to individual homes for further production…
Older Catholics reflect on pandemic’s effect on faith life, how they cope
B.J. Buxton tends the garden at her Medford, Ore., home March 19, 2020. Working in a garden beside a statue of Mary offers her another spiritual refuge at a time…
University Catholic Knights host a virtual fish fry
The Knights of Columbus council at University Catholic in Nashville decided that if their fellow university students couldn’t come to their Lenten fish fry, they would bring the fish fry…
