Read more about the article Churches, chaplains, nuns have unexpected role in COVID-19 crisis
A mural depicts a nurse embracing the shape of Italy posted on the hospital of Pope John XXIII in solidarity with the health workers in Bergamo March 13, 2020. (CNS photo/Sergio Agazzi, IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM via Reuters) See ITALY-HOSPITALS-CHAPLAINS-DEATH March 13, 2020.

Churches, chaplains, nuns have unexpected role in COVID-19 crisis

A mural depicts a nurse embracing the shape of Italy posted on the hospital of Pope John XXIII in solidarity with the health workers in Bergamo March 13, 2020. CNS…

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Read more about the article Update: New Zealand deacon participates in ordination of his son as bishop
Auxiliary Bishop Michael Gielen of Auckland, New Zealand, poses with his father, Deacon Henk Gielen, after his episcopal ordination Mass at the Vodafone Events Centre March 7, 2020. (CNS photo/Felicity Meijer, NZ Catholic) See NEW-ZEALAND-DEACON-BISHOP March 12, 2020.

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Auxiliary Bishop Michael Gielen of Auckland, New Zealand, poses with his father, Deacon Henk Gielen, after his episcopal ordination Mass at the Vodafone Events Centre March 7, 2020. CNS photo/Felicity…

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Read more about the article Update: Dioceses adopt wide-ranging plans to limit spread of coronavirus
Cathay Pacific cabin crew members wearing protective face masks are seen entering the international terminal of San Francisco International Airport in Millbrae, Calif., Feb. 27, 2020. Dioceses nationwide are taking precautions to guard against the spread of the coronavirus and reminding parishioners to take commonsense steps related to hygiene in their personal lives. (CNS photo/Yichuan Cao, Sipa via Reuters) See CORONAVIRUS-PRECAUTIONS-ROUNDUP March 3, 2020.

Update: Dioceses adopt wide-ranging plans to limit spread of coronavirus

Cathay Pacific cabin crew members wearing protective face masks are seen entering the international terminal of San Francisco International Airport in Millbrae, Calif., Feb. 27, 2020. Dioceses nationwide are taking…

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Read more about the article Supreme Court says ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy can be enforced for now
A group of migrants walk past plowed farmland near Penitas, Texas, Jan. 10, 2019. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled March 11 that President Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy for asylum-seekers can continue while suits against protocols work their way through lower courts. (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters) See SCOTUS-REMAIN-IN-MEXICO March 12, 2020.

Supreme Court says ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy can be enforced for now

A group of migrants walk past plowed farmland near Penitas, Texas, Jan. 10, 2019. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled March 11 that President Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy for asylum-seekers…

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Read more about the article Update: Pew survey shows divide among religious believers over views about Trump
President Donald J. Trump speaks Jan. 24, 2020, during the annual March for Life rally in Washington. The latest Pew survey on religion and politics shows a big divide between white Christian and minority Christians, and non-Christian groups over their views of Trump. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) See stories marked LIFE- Jan. 23 and 24, 2020. See PEW-RELIGION-TRUMP March 12, 2020.

Update: Pew survey shows divide among religious believers over views about Trump

President Donald J. Trump speaks Jan. 24, 2020, during the annual March for Life rally in Washington. The latest Pew survey on religion and politics shows a big divide between…

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Read more about the article New center at border called ‘model’ for how migrants should be treated
Mexican Bishop Jose Leopoldo Gonzalez Gonzalez of Nogales, Sonora, offers a Scripture reflection before blessing the Kino Border Initiative's new Migrant Out­reach Center in Nogales Feb. 12, 2020. Looking on at right is Jesuit Father Sean Carroll, executive director of the Kino Border Initiative. (CNS photo/Michael Brown, Catholic Outlook) See KINO-MIGRANT-OUTREACH March 9, 2020.

New center at border called ‘model’ for how migrants should be treated

Mexican Bishop Jose Leopoldo Gonzalez Gonzalez of Nogales, Sonora, offers a Scripture reflection before blessing the Kino Border Initiative's new Migrant Out­reach Center in Nogales Feb. 12, 2020. Looking on…

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Read more about the article Update: Vatican closes St. Peter’s Square, Basilica to tourists through April 3
People look at an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 10, 2020. The Vatican has closed St. Peter's Square and Basilica to tourists March 10 through April 3 in cooperation with Italian emergency procedures aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See VATICAN-STPETERS-CLOSURES March 10, 2020.

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People look at an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 10, 2020. The Vatican has closed St. Peter's Square and Basilica to tourists March 10 through April 3…

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Read more about the article Update: Pope urges priests to tend to sick, health care workers during epidemic
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican March 10, 2020. For the second day this week the pope celebrated Mass without a small group of the faithful in order to avoid the risk of spreading the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See POPE-MASS-VISIT March 10, 2020.

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Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican March 10, 2020. For the second day this week the pope celebrated Mass…

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