You are called to become obedient enough to serve the God who invites you to do seemingly very little. The God who himself apparently does nothing as the disease spreads.
Coronavirus
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A coronavirus lockdown lands hard on South Africa
The national measures being taken against the spread of the coronavirus in South Africa are unprecedented and are considered among the strictest in the world.
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What is Easter without the Eucharist?
A virus can keep us from gathering. A spirit-wound, it can curtail the sacramental life Christ gave us. But no virus can separate us from Christ.
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Covid-19 in Guayaquil: ‘This is a matter that touches everyone’
Hospitals and funeral homes in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, are overwhelmed by the rising number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, said Archbishop Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera.
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El Paso bishop calls for release of nonviolent migrants in detention
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow in the U.S. faster than anywhere else in the world, the Catholic bishop of El Paso, Texas, is asking local authorities to release nonviolent migrants at his local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities.
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Catholic leaders urge Congress to address shortcomings in CARES Act
Dominican Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, said some Catholic Charities agencies in COVID-19 hot spots such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans and Los Angeles are facing unprecedented requests for assistance.
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Pope Francis: Pandemic is prime time for conversion
Pope Francis said he knows it is not easy to be creative as the lockdown drags on, “but don’t run away, don’t take refuge in escapism, which in this time is of no use to you.”
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Archbishop Gomez: Churches may be closed, but ‘Lord’s heart remains’ open to all
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, reminds fellow Catholics that in this pandemic crisis, “Christ is not quarantined” and that the Lord’s love is always available to those who seek it.
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As we grieve the coronavirus, look to Mary, the Mother of Sorrows
Amid the global pandemic of Covid-19 that has spread throughout this Lenten season, calling on the Mother of Sorrows feels all the more urgent.
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Vatican calls for creative ways to protect elderly from loneliness
In other circumstances, however, the current crisis is the result of abandonment “from afar” when it comes to not providing enough assistance and therapeutic care for the elderly, the dicastery added.