At the same time that the Covid-19 crisis has driven up the need for direct services from charities, it has depressed the dollar amounts in donations they are likely to receive.
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A Jesuit guide to pandemic ministry
Does canceling the sacraments show a lack of faith? Jesuits in the 16th century didn’t think so.
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If you value the elderly, you should be alarmed by Biden’s Covid task force appointment
Dr. Emanuel is certainly a well-credentialed medical expert. But his dismissive attitudes toward the elderly and disabled ought to be disqualifying.
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U.S.C.C.B. president to bishops: Take the Gospel to troubled people during pandemic
Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, called on his fellow bishops to take the news of the Resurrection and the triumph of life over death directly to people to help them navigate the pandemic and economic turmoil.
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Justice Alito: Covid restrictions ‘previously unimaginable’
“The pandemic has resulted in previously unimaginable restrictions on individual liberty,” Alito said in an address to the conservative Federalist Society, which is holding its annual convention virtually because of the pandemic.
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A surge in Italian Covid-19 deaths temporarily shuts down Vatican museums
As Covid-19-related deaths in Italy reached their highest daily level since early May, the Vatican decided it will once again close its museums to the public.
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Several American seminarians in Rome test positive for COVID-19
Students and faculty at Rome’s Pontifical North American College are under quarantine after several students tested positive for COVID-19.
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Pope Francis’ COVID advisers raise concern about no mask: ‘We’re working on it’
Pope Francis’ decision to forgo wearing a mask has been noticed, with some concern, by the commission of Vatican experts he appointed.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Covid-19 has forced campus ministry to enter a new era of digital spirituality. It’s going O.K.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused campus ministries around the country to reassess how to best minister to their students.
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Pope Francis wears mask during interfaith prayer gathering as Covid cases rise at the Vatican
In keeping with Italian law, all of the religious leaders, including Pope Francis, wore a mask except when delivering their speeches, which they did while keeping a distance from those listening.