Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn March 28 announced the death of Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay, 49, who died the evening before from COVID-19.
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As people are ordered to stay home, pope calls for help for homeless
As national and local governments have been issuing stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis asked people to pray for and assist those who are homeless.
Pastors plan different ways to celebrate Holy Week in time of coronavirus
Pastors around the Archdiocese of Baltimore are adapting to celebrating Mass without the presence of the faithful, but several admit that Holy Week this year will be very different as they adjust to continued restrictions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Dr. Fauci is dedicated to public service, formed at Jesuit high school
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has emerged for many as the voice of reason and integrity as the nation confronts the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Archdiocese Advises all Parishes to Close Churches Until Further Notice
Following today’s Executive Order by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Archbishop William E. Lori instructed that all parish churches be closed until further notice.
Catholic senior living centers learn to adapt amid unprecedented precautions
Baltimore Catholic organizations who run senior housing such as Catholic Charities and Mercy Health Services have taken aggressive steps to keep their residents safe.
Baltimore Archdiocese schools, families using 3D printers to help produce face shields
Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are stepping up to aid health care workers by helping to produce face shields desperately needed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Archbishop Lori acknowledges difficulties during coronavirus crisis
Archbishop Lori discusses the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Vatican confirms pope does not have COVID-19
Neither Pope Francis nor any of his closest collaborators have the COVID-19 virus, said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office.
Baltimore native in Italy knows about life amid COVID-19 pandemic
“My concerns are that not everybody will be able to get 100 percent care and that many (more) will die,” said Castagna,
COVID-19 is not God’s judgment, but a call to live differently, pope says
The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is not God’s judgment on humanity, but God’s call on people to judge what is most important to them and resolve to act accordingly from now on, Pope Francis said.
Pandemic casts spotlight on a nearly forgotten martyr: St. Corona
She had become nearly forgotten. Little is known about the young woman who was killed for her Christian faith, presumably in the second century A.D. But now, a pandemic is shedding light on her: St. Corona.