The coronavirus pandemic has greatly affected the nation’s economic health, leading some to wonder how it can be dealt with.
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Racism ‘at heart’ of man’s death at hands of police, says Pax Christi USA
The Catholic peace organization said it stands “in solidarity with our siblings in Minneapolis who are protesting white supremacy with their voices and their bodies, and we recommit ourselves to working to dismantle systemic racism in all its forms.”
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Vatican Museums, archive, library prepare to reopen
The closure of the museums dealt a major financial blow to the Vatican; more than 6 million people visit the museums each year, generating an income of more than $100 million.
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Amid joy as Bethlehem reopens, Christians have uncertainty about future
For the first time in over two months, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem reopens, despite the uncertainty some people still have about the effects of the pandemic on public health and the local economy.
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Iowa bishop says pandemic should prompt release of Guatemalan detainees
Bishop Thomas R. Zinkula of Davenport, Iowa has called for the release of three Guatemalan immigrant detainees as the pandemic places them in “a very vulnerable situation.”
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Vatican orders Italian founder of ecumenical community to leave
Following the apostolic visitation of a northern Italian ecumenical monastery, the Vatican has ordered the founder and former prior, Enzo Bianchi, to leave it so as to “clarify” the leadership of the community.
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Archbishop says Floyd video ‘gut wrenching,’ urges respect for all people
The video of a Minneapolis police office pressing his knee on the neck of a handcuffed African American man has elicited expressions of shock, outrage, and pain throughout the country, including from the religious community.
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U.S. death toll from coronavirus surges past 100,000 people
The once-unthinkable toll appears to be just the beginning of untold misery in the months ahead as Las Vegas casinos and Walt Disney World make plans to reopen, crowds of unmasked Americans swarm beaches and public health officials predict a resurgence by fall.
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Faith leaders: Protecting human life is priority in reopening churches
The Catholic bishops of Washington state, in a public statement, said that observance of the pandemic protocols in the suspension of Masses was done not out of fear but “out of our deepest respect for human life and health.”
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L.A. Archdiocese to begin opening churches under detailed safety measures
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles has announced plans for the reopening of churches within his archdiocese by the first week of June, provided safety protocols are observed.