COVID-19 takes toll on church leaders in India May 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Amid thousands dying daily of COVID-19, even in rural areas of India, the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on church leaders.
Apostleship of the Sea continues to aid impacted seafarers in Baltimore May 6, 2021By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect daily life, the Apostleship of the Sea (AOS), a Catholic ministry for seafarers, has become a literal life preserver for the seafarers who are impacted by COVID-19.
CNEWA launches appeal to help Indian churches respond to COVID-19 crisis May 5, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Catholic Near East Welfare Association has launched an emergency campaign to help India’s local churches respond to the escalating COVID-19 crisis, announced Msgr. Peter I. Vaccari, CNEWA president.
Catholic doctor weighs in on COVID-19 vaccines for children May 4, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News One argument for vaccinating young people is that it is necessary to achieve herd immunity — when a large portion of a community becomes immune to a disease and the spread from person to person thus becomes unlikely.
At rosary, pope prays resources move from military to pandemic prevention May 2, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, Video, World News Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched a monthlong, global recitation of the rosary, pleading for Mary’s intercession for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Irish government to lift ban on Mass attendance May 10 April 30, 2021By Michael Kelly Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News The Irish government said a COVID-19-related ban on Catholics attending Mass will be lifted May 10.
Local Catholic universities make pandemic adjustments for 2021 graduations April 29, 2021By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News More than a year into the pandemic, coronavirus restrictions will still have a significant impact on graduation ceremonies at Catholic universities located in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
‘Patients are … dying in front of my eyes,’ says India hospital director April 26, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Catholic hospital directors in India told Catholic News Service they did not have enough facilities to treat patients as India set records for the number of COVID-19 deaths — numbers many people believe were underreported.
Pope celebrates name day at Vatican vaccination clinic April 23, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Celebrating his name day, the feast of St. George, Pope Francis was serenaded by hundreds of Rome’s most vulnerable residents and the people who assist them.
Seton Shrine prayer hotline spurred by pandemic is so successful, it’ll continue April 21, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Colleges, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Buoyed by dedicated staff members and seminarians from nearby Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, the Seton Shrine in the Baltimore Archdiocese created a prayer hotline last April that has proven so successful, it plans to continue well after COVID-19 has receded.
Our Lady of Victory School to close at the end of 2020-21 academic year April 16, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Citing years of declining enrollment exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and a deficit approaching half a million dollars, leaders of Our Lady of Victory School in Arbutus announced April 16 that the Catholic elementary school will close at the end of the current school year.
Spirit moving: A dozen St. Augustine School students prepare to enter faith April 15, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Faith Formation, Feature, Local News, Missionary Disciples, News, Schools Across the faith spectrum, leaders worry about the faithful remaining home once the coronavirus pandemic ceases. That is not a problem at St. Augustine, where 12 students in the parish school are in the process of entering the Catholic Church.