Diocesan leaders also asked people who are ill to refrain from attending Mass and have urged prayers for the recovery of those afflicted by the illness and for their family members and other caretakers.
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Read: Pope Francis’s prayer to Mary during coronavirus pandemic
Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God.
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USCCB launches ‘Walking With Moms in Need’ yearlong parish service project
U.S. Catholic bishops are creating a project in which parishes accompany expectant mothers.
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Poll: Fewer U.S. Catholics see Christian persecution as an urgent issue
The poll was conducted by McLaughlin & Associates for Aid to the Church in Need-USA, an international papal agency that supports suffering and persecuted Christians in more than 140 countries.
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U.S. dioceses adopt wide-ranging plans to limit spread of coronavirus
Dioceses nationwide are taking precautions to guard against the spread of the coronavirus and reminding parishioners to take commonsense steps related to hygiene in their personal lives.
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New York bishop explains why priests accused of abuse joined private Mass
His statement came in response to angry reaction to the Mass by Robert Hoatson, co-founder of Road to Recovery, an sexual abuse victims’ advocacy group.
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Christian leaders in New Delhi ask churches to open doors to riot victims
Christian leaders in New Delhi have condemned the communal violence in the Indian capital and asked churches to open their doors to victims of the riots.
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Appeals court upholds Trump administration’s Title X ‘Protect Life Rule’
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, by a 7-4 vote has upheld the Trump administration’s “Protect Life Rule” which enforces the Title X rule banning taxpayer funds for abortion and or abortion as family planning.
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Sasse bill is about providing care for abortion survivors, say supporters
The bill would protect newborns who survive abortions by requiring appropriate care and admission to a hospital.
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Pope Francis shares with U.S. bishops his frustration with reaction to ‘Querida Amazonia’
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