Read more about the article Update: Cardinal Pell released from prison after court overturns conviction
Cardinal George Pell is seen in a car after being released from Barwon prison in Geelong, Australia, April 7, 2020. (CNS photo/James Ross, AAP Image via Reuters) See PELL-RELEASED April 7, 2020.

Update: Cardinal Pell released from prison after court overturns conviction

Cardinal George Pell is seen in a car after being released from Barwon prison in Geelong, Australia, April 7, 2020. CNS photo/James Ross, AAP Image via Reuters VALLA BEACH, Australia…

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Read more about the article Surgical masks, social distancing: Palm Sunday in Jerusalem’s Old City
A member of the Missionaries of Charity gives an olive branch to a Palestinian Catholic man holding a child outside his home in Jerusalem's Old City on Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020. The traditional Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to the Old City was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill) See COVID-PALM-SUNDAY-JERUSALEM April 6, 2020.

Surgical masks, social distancing: Palm Sunday in Jerusalem’s Old City

A member of the Missionaries of Charity gives an olive branch to a Palestinian Catholic man holding a child outside his home in Jerusalem's Old City on Palm Sunday, April…

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Read more about the article Gomez: Churches may be closed, but ‘Lord’s heart remains’ open to all
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is seen at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Jan. 31, 2020. In his message for Holy Week, he said Christ is "not quarantined" and the Lord's heart "remains open" to all amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See USCCB-GOMEZ-HOLY-WEEK-MESSAGE April 6, 2020.

Gomez: Churches may be closed, but ‘Lord’s heart remains’ open to all

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is seen at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Jan. 31,…

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Read more about the article SBA allows church entities to obtain needed loans to keep workers on staff
People in Fort Smith, Okla., wait in line to file for unemployment April 6, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. Religious nonprofits, including schools, parishes and some dioceses, are eligible for assistance under regulations implementing portions of the massive $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act. (CNS photo/Nick Oxford, Reuters) See SBA-LOANS-ACCESS April 7, 2020.

SBA allows church entities to obtain needed loans to keep workers on staff

People in Fort Smith, Okla., wait in line to file for unemployment April 6, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. Religious nonprofits, including schools, parishes and some dioceses, are eligible for…

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Read more about the article Archbishop Gregory calls abuse a ‘spiritual felony,’ prays for victims
Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory livestreams a Mass April 3, 2020, for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. At right is his priest secretary, Father Conrad Murphy. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard) See GREGORY-MASS-ABUSE-PREVENTION April 6, 2020. Editor's note: Best image available.

Archbishop Gregory calls abuse a ‘spiritual felony,’ prays for victims

Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory livestreams a Mass April 3, 2020, for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. At right is his priest secretary, Father Conrad Murphy. CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic…

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Read more about the article Pope encourages Catholics to contemplate ‘seven sorrows’ of Mary
Pope Francis preaches about the motherhood and sorrows of Mary during his morning Mass April 3, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See POPE-MASS-MARY-SORROWS April 3, 2020.

Pope encourages Catholics to contemplate ‘seven sorrows’ of Mary

Pope Francis preaches about the motherhood and sorrows of Mary during his morning Mass April 3, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. CNS photo/Vatican…

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Read more about the article Remembering: St. John Paul was world’s conscience, modern-day apostle
St. John Paul II greets throngs of Poles waiting for a glimpse of their native son at the monastery of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa during his 1979 trip to Poland. April 2, 2020, is the 15th anniversary of the pope's death in 2005. (CNS photo/Chris Niedenthal)

Remembering: St. John Paul was world’s conscience, modern-day apostle

Pope John Paul II acknowledges the cheering crowd at the Keil Center Youth Rally in St. Louis in 2005.  April 2, 2020, is the 15th anniversary of the pope's death…

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Read more about the article Vatican approves special ‘Mass in the Time of Pandemic’
A chalice is seen at a Catholic church in Bangkok Nov. 12, 2019, ahead of Pope Francis' visit. The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has approved a special "Mass in the Time of Pandemic" during the COVID-19 crisis. (CNS photo/Soe Zeya Tun, Reuters) See VATICAN-MASS-PANDEMIC April 1, 2020.

Vatican approves special ‘Mass in the Time of Pandemic’

A chalice is seen at a Catholic church in Bangkok Nov. 12, 2019, ahead of Pope Francis' visit. The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has approved a special…

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Read more about the article USCCB president calls for national moment of prayer on Good Friday
A giant mural of the Sacred Heart of Jesus overlooks several hundred thousand people gathered for Mass with Pope John Paul II in Havana Jan. 25, 1998. Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will lead the nation in prayer at this time of the coronavirus on Good Friday, April 10, 2020. U.S. Catholics are invited to join him in praying the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus "to seek our Savior's healing and protection" at noon (EDT), 11 a.m. (CDT), 10 a.m. (MDT) and 9 a.m. (PDT). To participate and pray as one nation, go to https://lacatholics.org/sacred-heart or facebook.com/usccb. (CNS photo/Paul Hanna, Reuters)

USCCB president calls for national moment of prayer on Good Friday

A giant mural of the Sacred Heart of Jesus overlooks several hundred thousand people gathered for Mass with Pope John Paul II in Havana Jan. 25, 1998. Archbishop Jose H.…

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Read more about the article Maintain routine, stay connected and rely on prayer, counselor advises
A health care worker in New York City sits on a bench near Central Park March 30, 2020, hunched over and embracing herself. A counselor offers advice on dealing with fear, anxiety, depression or spiritual crisis during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (CNS photo/Jeenah Moon, Reuters) See COUNSELOR-ADVICE-ANXIETY-COVID-19 April 2, 2020.

Maintain routine, stay connected and rely on prayer, counselor advises

A health care worker in New York City sits on a bench near Central Park March 30, 2020, hunched over and embracing herself. A counselor offers advice on dealing with…

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