Read more about the article Italian bishops demand plan for resuming public Masses
A priest celebrates Easter Mass via livestream from an empty church in San Giorgio Ionico, Italy, April 12, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an April 26 statement, the Italian bishops' conference accused the government of adopting plans to ease the country's COVID-19 lockdown rules in a way that "arbitrarily excludes the possibility of celebrating Mass with the people." (CNS photo/Alessandro Garofalo, Reuters) See COVID-ITALY-MASSES April 27, 2020.

Italian bishops demand plan for resuming public Masses

A priest celebrates Easter Mass via livestream from an empty church in San Giorgio Ionico, Italy, April 12, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an April 26 statement, the Italian…

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Read more about the article Update: Mexican bishops announce ‘families without hunger’ plan during pandemic
A city government worker places a poster with information next to homeless people in Mexico City March 31, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Gustavo Graf, Reuters) See COVID-MEXICO-BISHOPS April 27, 2020.

Update: Mexican bishops announce ‘families without hunger’ plan during pandemic

A city government worker places a poster with information next to homeless people in Mexico City March 31, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. CNS photo/Gustavo Graf, Reuters MEXICO CITY (CNS)…

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Read more about the article Laudato Si’ at five: Dioceses embrace pope’s call for care of the earth
Children plant trees on the feast of St. Francis October 2019 in Indianapolis. Dioceses and other organizations around the world are planning to mark the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on care for creation with online events and prayers during Laudato Si' Week May 16-24, 2020. (CNS photo/Archdiocese of Indianapolis Creation Care Commission) See IN-DEPTH-LAUDATO-SI-FIVE April 27, 2020.

Laudato Si’ at five: Dioceses embrace pope’s call for care of the earth

Children plant trees on the feast of St. Francis October 2019 in Indianapolis. Dioceses and other organizations around the world are planning to mark the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis'…

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Read more about the article CARA study on new ordinands spots trends worth watching
Children from St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Metairie, La., watch eight ordinands to the priesthood lie prostrate for the litany of the saints at their ordination Mass at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans June 1, 2019. (CNS photo/Frank J. Methe, Clarion Herald) See CARA-ORDINATIONS April 24, 2020.

CARA study on new ordinands spots trends worth watching

Children from St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Metairie, La., watch eight ordinands to the priesthood lie prostrate for the litany of the saints at their ordination Mass at St.…

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Read more about the article Catholic leaders press Trump to support aid to schools during pandemic
President Donald Trump is seen during the daily coronavirus outbreak task force briefing at the White House in Washington April 24, 2020. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters) See TRUMP-CALL-CATHOLICS April 27, 2020.

Catholic leaders press Trump to support aid to schools during pandemic

President Donald Trump is seen during the daily coronavirus outbreak task force briefing at the White House in Washington April 24, 2020. CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters WASHINGTON (CNS) -- President…

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Read more about the article Pope prays for teachers, students adapting to online learning
Pope Francis prays as he celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican April 24, 2020. The pope began the Mass praying for teachers and students who have had to adapt to working online during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See POPE-MASS-TEACHERS-PRIESTS April 24, 2020.

Pope prays for teachers, students adapting to online learning

Pope Francis prays as he celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican April 24, 2020. The pope began the Mass praying for teachers and…

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Read more about the article Spain’s serenading priests bring neighbors together amid lockdown
Father Gabriel Benedicto, pastor of the Church of Our Lady of La Paloma in Madrid, speaks via Zoom video chat April 23, 2020. The Spanish priest, along with other priests at the parish, have been serenading their parish neighborhood with a festive repertoire of music since March during a nationwide lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/YouTube) See COVID-SPAIN-PRIESTS-SING April 24, 2020.

Spain’s serenading priests bring neighbors together amid lockdown

ROME (CNS) -- While the coronavirus pandemic has forced people in Madrid to isolate themselves in their apartments, it also has paradoxically brought people together in new and unexpected ways.…

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Read more about the article Bishops in Amazon urge Peru to guard indigenous needs during pandemic
Kukama boys watch boats on the Amazon's Maranon River near Dos de Mayo in Peru's Loreto region. As the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic increasingly exposes fault lines between the rich and poor, the eight bishops of Peru's Amazonian region have urged the government to pay particular attention to the needs of indigenous people. (CNS photo/Barbara Fraser) See COVID-PERU-AMAZON April 23, 2020.

Bishops in Amazon urge Peru to guard indigenous needs during pandemic

Kukama boys watch boats on the Amazon's Maranon River near Dos de Mayo in Peru's Loreto region. As the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic increasingly exposes fault lines between the rich and…

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Read more about the article Update: 20% of church entities that applied received SBA loans to keep staff
Peg Prentice, biomedical program director at The Catholic High School of Baltimore, carries medical supplies March 24, 2020, that will be donated to Mercy Medical Center amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference said one in five Catholic entities that applied received funds under a $349 billion federal small business loan program designed to keep people employed for up to eight weeks in response to the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/courtesy The Catholic High School of Baltimore) See CHURCH-PAYCHECK-PROTECTION-LOANS April 23, 2020.

Update: 20% of church entities that applied received SBA loans to keep staff

Peg Prentice, biomedical program director at The Catholic High School of Baltimore, carries medical supplies March 24, 2020, that will be donated to Mercy Medical Center amid the coronavirus pandemic.…

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