CNA—After more than 14 months in prison, Cardinal George Pell said he was always hopeful about the High Court decision which acquitted him of all charges and released him from incarceration on April 7. Shortly after his release from prison, the cardinal told CNA that, while he had kept faith he would be eventually exonerated,…
April 2, 2020-See byline details at end of article—Bottom Line: The CARES Act contains two loan programs which could potentially impact faith-based organizations. As of this writing, there are significant unanswered questions about the impact acceptance of these funds would have on a recipient’s ability to pursue its mission and maintain its religious identity. We are…
Mrs. Edna Boone, interviewed in 2008 (click here for her story of what it was like during the 1918 flu pandemic)
CNA—More than half a million people took part Sunday in the re-dedication of England to Our Lady Sunday, organizers have said. The English bishops had originally asked Catholics to gather in churches and cathedrals for the re-dedication at noon March 29. They were forced to change their plans when the government imposed a lockdown across…
In Italy, one of the worst hotspots for coronavirus, mayors take to social media and, most recently, to drones, the latter of which was just approved by the Italian government. Italian Mayors Mince No Words in emotional pleas on YouTube (English translation included): Italian…
As mandates of quarantine rolled out across Europe, Asia and now the U.S., local parishes and religious orders scramble to find new ways to bring God’s Word and the Sacred Liturgy of the Mass to our ears and hearts. Many Catholic parishes and religious communities are live-streaming Masses. (see our extensive list here) But that’s…
C&L—Luca Salvi (see featured photo) works at the Alzano Lombardo Hospital in Bergamo, Italy, one of the hotbeds of the epidemic, where everything has changed—from the conception of work to relationships amongst colleagues. “What is happening makes us reflect on our consistency,” he says. For over thirty years, Luca Salvi, an orthopedic doctor, has only…
Vatican News—Join Pope Francis in prayer and receive his extraordinary “Urbi et orbi” blessing and plenary indulgence on Friday, March 27, at 6pm Rome time. (1:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. CT / 11:00 a.m. MT / 10:00 a.m. PT) Watch here at the appointed time listed above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJHI8bI0LWg Faithful across the world are invited…
Join Archbishop of Boston, Seán Cardinal O’Malley for this six-part retreat. Enter more deeply into Lent and grow in your relationship with Christ. Click on any day you’ve missed to see the recorded video. Click “Watch Live” at the bottom of this article to watch new session in real time. Virtual Lenten Retreat Schedule | 7 pm…
The following is a very short list of exceptional online resources for virtually attending Holy Mass and for virtually participating in Eucharist Adoration. HOLY MASS (For Eucharistic Adoration, scroll down) Vatican Mass: EWTN – Sundays – Check your local EWTN channel for time(s) Vatican News Livestream: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YceQ8YqYMc) St. Albert’s Dominican House of Studies, Western Dominican…
Vatican News— A Decree entitled “In time of Covid-19” (II), has been issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on Wednesday, 25 March 2020. The new document updates an earlier decree, dated 19 March 2020. It contains responses to questions it has received regarding the celebration of the Easter…
Catholic Business Journal joins and encourages our readers to join with us and with both Catholic University of America’s Busch School of Business and the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) in a Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during this pandemic. The novena begins today, March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation.…
The 14th Archbishop of New Orleans, Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, is the first New Orleans native to serve as archbishop in the 216-year history of the archdiocese. He is also the first U.S. bishop known to have tested positive for the coronavirus. In a statement, Archbishop Aymond states: Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, I have been…
On March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord, at Noon, Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and the Primate of all Ireland, will join with bishops and priests from throughout the island nation in consecrating the people of Ireland to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for strength and protection from the Coronavirus,…
CNA—In the past week alone, more than 3,000 people have died in Italy after contracting the coronavirus. Among the dead are at least 60 priests this month, according to local media reports. “I pray to the Holy Spirit to give us the gift of light and strength. Everyday I do the Via Crucis asking the…
CNA—A Franciscan friar is the first person known to have died as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the District of Columbia. Brother John-Sebastian Laird-Hammond, OFM, was hospitalized with the virus last week, and died Friday, the Washington Post reported. The friar, who also was a permanent deacon, had been in residence at the Franciscan…
CNA—As state health officials plan for health care rationing during the coronavirus pandemic, lawyers, ethicists and theologians are warning that denying care on the basis of age or disability violates federal law. “There’s always the temptation when things get rough, and when you’re looking at rationing situations and looking at triage, to fall into the…
This will be another one for the history books, sadly. Amid near nationwide lockdown in a radical attempt to stem the tide of coronavirus infections, daily rising coronavirus cases in the U.S., and the critical need for all spare facemasks, gowns and medical-personnel protection that is in short supply and needed for those treating severe…
Writing on his Facebook page, Rev. Jerome Zeiler, O.P. , offers the following poignant dialogue about some of the many ways Our Lord is at work during this time of ubiquitous closures and social distancing. Fr.Jerome writes: Satan: “I will cause anxiety, fear, and panic. I will cause the churches to lock their doors. I…
March 19, 2020 On March 19, we will celebrate the Solemnity of St. Joseph. The Litany of St. Joseph invokes his intercession under the titles Spouse of the Mother of God, Foster Father of the Son of God, and Head of the Holy Family. St. Joseph is called the Glory of the Domestic Life and Pillar of Families. In this Year of the Family, it is fitting that…
