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Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Pope Saint John Paul II is remembered for his tireless evangelization on the 15th anniversary of his death.
Politics & SocietyNews
Julie Asher - Catholic News Service
Ethical concerns regarding coronavirus are being dealt with by members of the Catholic Health Association as well as secular medical institutions.
FaithOf Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
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Catholic News Service
Archbishop Blair also said in the memo that in regard to anointing of the sick, the duty cannot be delegated to someone else, such as a doctor or nurse.
Volunteers on Staten Island, New York, distribute food in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in November 2012. The challenge is maintaining such enthusiasm among mutual aid groups in the long run. (iStock/AnnaLauraWolff)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Nathan Schneider
The coronavirus pandemic is inspiring works of wonder, writes Nathan Schneider, but will volunteers and activists have the energy to keep going after the worst has passed?
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Kevin Spinale
Another look at the story of Mary Magdalene and interpretations of her throughout history.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
The preaching of our Lord in the Gospel of St. Matthew—the Beatitudes, the Sermon on the Mount, the parables—has come to a close. Now the preacher embraces his passion.
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, April 1, 2020. The pope thanked journalists and members of the media "who work to communicate so that people don't find themselves so isolated." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Colleen Dulle
“In these days, during which the whole world has been gravely stricken by the Covid-19 virus, many requests have come to be able to celebrate a specific Mass to implore God to bring an end to this pandemic.”
Politics & SocietyNews
Maria Verza - Associated PressChristopher Sherman - Associated Press
The Mexican government has defended its policies, saying that its robust health surveillance system gives it a good idea of how the epidemic is evolving and that health experts are charting the country's fight against the virus.
FaithNews
Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service
Outreach efforts continue in large part, but with creative twists, according to Catholic Charities affiliates and other church-run social service agencies throughout the United States.
A camp in Matamoros, Mexico, for migrants from Central America seeking asylum in the United States. Photo taken on Nov. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kathleen Bonnette
The coronavirus poses a new threat to asylum seekers in detention centers and in crowded camps, writes Kathleen Bonnette of the School Sisters of Notre Dame.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Agren - Catholic News Service
In Buenos Aires, the local Catholic Church is doing what it can to help its flock during the coronavirus crisis.
Politics & SocietyNews
Tim Swift, Catholic News Service
Catholic senior living facilities are taking aggressive measures to protect residents from coronavirus.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts cover how Pope Francis and other Vatican leaders are making a concerted effort to draw people’s attention to the major ethical questions arising from the coronavirus pandemic.
People wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career Center on March 17 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
Ms. Aguila and her husband are undocumented immigrants, but their children are U.S. citizens. If the children catch the coronavirus, she said, they will have health care. But as far as her husband and herself, Ms. Aguila said their only plan is just to not get sick.
A medical worker in a protective suit treats a coronavirus patient in an intensive care unit at the Casalpalocco hospital in Rome March 24, 2020. (CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
“The situation continues to be very, very difficult in the hospitals of northern Italy because of the lack of intensive care units,” Dr. Renata Ghelardi said, reporting that the hospital system in Bergamo “is in a state of collapse.”
The science fair in December (photo courtesy of Xavier Micronesia).
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Father Baker, president of Xavier High School in Micronesia, knew how strongly the school featured in the lives of his students, but he was not prepared for the reaction after he called students together and shared the bad news that the school was ending early.
FaithNews
Nancy Frazier O'Brien - Catholic News Service
Throughout the United States, thousands of women religious took on nursing duties in hospitals or clinics and went into private homes to offer food, medicine, comfort and even housecleaning to families affected by the Spanish flu.
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael Sainsbury - Catholic News Service
Indians in several states said the situation has been exacerbated by poor preparation by state governments and conflicting messages from central and state governments.
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Catholic News Service
He died at Wyckoff Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn from complications related to the coronavirus and is believed to be the first Catholic priest in the United States to die as a result of COVID-19.