Visits to the sick are taking new forms in the age of the coronavirus pandemic.
From a distance: Ministering to the ill among coronavirus challenges
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Franciscans in Brazil use frevo music in video urging people to stay home
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To the soundtrack of the official hymn of Recife’s Galo da Madrugada, said to be the largest carnival block in the world, Franciscans from five convents in northeastern Brazil dance to a typical Brazilian rhythm known as the frevo with one request: “Fique em Casa” (Stay Home).
Holy Saturday Shroud display may help contemplate Christ’s triumph
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Along comes a new opportunity to experience the Passion of Christ this Holy Week and Easter.
As churches stay closed, Archbishop Lori wants people to ‘celebrate many more Easters’
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Archbishop William E. Lori said he wants nothing more than to open wide the doors to churches in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, but that the church has to recognize “the massive public health threat we are facing.”
1918 flu pandemic took heavy toll
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The death toll included at least two priests from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and two Religious Sisters of Mercy.
Close calls all around
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There’s an old saying: “Life is fragile. Handle with prayer.” I’m blessed to be alive.
Cardinal Pell released from prison after court overturns conviction
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Cardinal George Pell has been released from prison after 405 days behind bars after the seven judges of the High Court of Australia unanimously overturned the original December 2018 jury verdict that found him guilty on five counts of molesting two 13-year-old choirboys in 1996.
Turin Archdiocese to livestream display Shroud of Turin on Holy Saturday
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With people forced to stay home, even during Holy Week, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the archbishop of Turin has announced a special online exposition of the Shroud of Turin, which many believe is the burial cloth of Jesus.
The bird at the feeder
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We’ve waited. We’ve watched. And the bird feeder has hung there, full of seeds no one was eating.
Easter will not be cancelled
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Easter will not be cancelled, nor shall our hope that everything will be okay.
Archdiocese provides financial relief to parishes and schools in wake of pandemic
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The Archdiocese of Baltimore rolled out a financial relief package for parishes, schools and other organizations worth about $7 million to assist with costs during reaction to the coronavirus pandemic.
Pope on Palm Sunday: Life, measured by love, is meant to serve others
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With a small procession down the vast and empty central nave of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis began the first of a series of Holy Week liturgies celebrated without the presence of the faithful from the general public.
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