Read more about the article Divine Mercy Sunday seen as opportunity to receive Christ’s mercy ‘anew’
This image of the Divine Mercy painted in 1943 by Felician Sister Mary Fabia Szatkowska and housed at the Felician Sisters' motherhouse in Livonia, Mich., is believed to be the first of its kind painted in North America. Masses for Divine Mercy Sunday, celebrated on the Sunday after Easter, are expected to be livestreamed in Catholic churches throughout the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Dan Meloy, The Michigan Catholic) See DIVINE-MERCY-MASS-BASILICA April 16, 2020.

Divine Mercy Sunday seen as opportunity to receive Christ’s mercy ‘anew’

This image of the Divine Mercy painted in 1943 by Felician Sister Mary Fabia Szatkowska and housed at the Felician Sisters' motherhouse in Livonia, Mich., is believed to be the…

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Read more about the article Advocates call attention to pandemic’s wrath on ‘essential’ farmworkers
Migrant worker Cesar Lopez, 33, cleans the fields near Salinas, Calif., March 30, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters) See FARMWORKERS-COVID April 16, 2020.

Advocates call attention to pandemic’s wrath on ‘essential’ farmworkers

Migrant worker Cesar Lopez, 33, cleans the fields near Salinas, Calif., March 30, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As those working from home…

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Read more about the article U.S. bishops deliver Easter messages of hope to online congregations
Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory lights the paschal candle held by Dominican Brother Justin Bulger during an Easter Vigil livestream at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington April 11, 2020. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard) See EASTER-MASSES-US April 13, 2020.

U.S. bishops deliver Easter messages of hope to online congregations

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- On Easter, a day when churches are typically full and congregations are more dressed up than usual, bishops and priests around the country celebrated Masses in empty…

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Read more about the article Church leaders call for aid and prayers following deadly tornadoes, storms
Damaged buildings and vehicles in Monroe, La., are seen in the aftermath of a tornado April 12, 2020. The National Weather Service reported April 13 that more than 30 tornadoes ripped across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia. (CNS photo/Peter Tuberville, social media via Reuters) Editor's note: For editorial use only.

Church leaders call for aid and prayers following deadly tornadoes, storms

Damaged buildings and vehicles in Monroe, La., are seen in the aftermath of a tornado April 12, 2020. The National Weather Service reported April 13 that more than 30 tornadoes…

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Read more about the article Update: Court to hear Little Sisters, Catholic school cases by teleconference
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington is seen in this 2017 file photo. The court announced April 13, 2020, it will conduct 10 oral arguments by teleconference in May. Among the arguments it will hear are cases involving the Little Sisters of the Poor and California Catholic schools. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) See SCOTUS-TELECONFERENCE-CASES April 13, 2020.

Update: Court to hear Little Sisters, Catholic school cases by teleconference

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington is seen in this 2017 file photo. The court announced April 13, 2020, it will conduct 10 oral arguments by teleconference in May. Among…

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Read more about the article Dominicans donate 60 beds to a Michigan overflow facility for COVID-19
Movers load a truck with 60 beds, frames and linens March 30, 2020, from the recently closed St. Mary's Retreat House in Oxford, Mich., which will transport the items to an overflow facility for St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti, Mich. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital is preparing an auxiliary space to quarantine those suspected of being infected with COVID-19, as numbers of the coronavirus continue to increase. (CNS photo/courtesy St. Mary's Retreat House) See DOMINICANS-MICHIGAN-QUARANTINE-FACILITY April 9, 2020.

Dominicans donate 60 beds to a Michigan overflow facility for COVID-19

Movers load a truck with 60 beds, frames and linens March 30, 2020, from the recently closed St. Mary's Retreat House in Oxford, Mich., which will transport the items to…

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Read more about the article Canadian priest volunteers to be incarcerated rather than leave inmates
Bishop Gary Gordon of Victoria, British Columbia, who is the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops' representative for prison ministry, is pictured in a file photo. (CNS photo/Michael Swan, Catholic Register) See COVID-CANADA-PRIEST-PRISON April 9, 2020.

Canadian priest volunteers to be incarcerated rather than leave inmates

Bishop Gary Gordon of Victoria, British Columbia, who is the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops' representative for prison ministry, is pictured in a file photo. CNS photo/Michael Swan, Catholic Register…

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Read more about the article COVID-19 worries loom on many fronts in rural America
Agricultural workers in Arvin, Calif., clean carrot crops April 3, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters) See COVID-RURAL April 10, 2020.

COVID-19 worries loom on many fronts in rural America

Agricultural workers in Arvin, Calif., clean carrot crops April 3, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters WASHINGTON (CNS Mark Pattison) -- Making a living as a farmer…

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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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