Too often, our bishops respond by answering the questions that they wish people had instead of the ones they actually do have, Sam Sawyer, S.J., writes. It is a pastoral failure of communication that stems from a failure to listen.
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Living with pre-grief amid a pandemic
Pre-grief is not the absence of hope. Somehow, we can mourn what is passing away even while we work to preserve it.
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As Covid-19 crisis grows, Latin America’s basic ecclesial communities step up to help
The C.E.B.s have been assisting the most vulnerable victims of the pandemic on multiple levels. In El Salvador, they have been gathering food and money in order to prepare for a possible hunger crisis.
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Rome’s parks buzz as Italy eases coronavirus restrictions, with Masses coming soon
In Italy, which still has the highest death toll in Europe, small weddings and funerals are allowed, but restaurants, gyms and churches will be the last to reopen at the end of the month.
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Kentucky appeals court weighs in on applying mass gathering ban to churches
The ruling came soon after the church asked the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for an emergency order stopping Gov. Andy Beshear’s mass gathering ban from being enforced against religious services.
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On Good Shepherd Sunday, Pope Francis remembers fallen priests and doctors
The pope began his homily by reflecting on the Sunday Gospel reading from St. John, in which Christ not only presents himself as the shepherd but also as “the gate for the sheep” because “whoever enters through me will be saved.”
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Church in Italy studies ways to provide youth programs during pandemic
The Italian bishops’ conference are trying to find ways to provide needed care and programs for children and adolescents during the pandemic.
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Irish Dominican who trained as a doctor is back helping fight COVID-19
An Irish Dominican brother from Belfast who trained as a doctor is using his training to help patients during the pandemic in his hometown.
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Interview with Cardinal Timothy Dolan on Covid-19, the Church and politics
Father Matt Malone, S.J. hosts Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, for a conversation about the Covid-19 pandemic and the Church’s engagement in politics. Watch more episodes of “Of Many Things with Matt Malone, S.J.“
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Who counts? The 2020 census faces a tough recovery from Covid-19.
The U.S. census has long had trouble counting groups like young children, reports Kevin Clarke, and the coronavirus is likely to throw the accuracy of the data into deeper doubt.