The law also includes a provision for church employees who are laid off from entities that do not participate in a state or a private unemployment insurance program to receive jobless benefits.
Coronavirus
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Papal almoner issues extraordinary appeal to Vatican churchmen for coronavirus offering
Cardinal Krajewski invited these churchmen to “participate in the sufferings of all those who are enduring trial” because of the coronavirus “by giving an offering.”
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U.S. bishops: Long-held ethical, moral principles must guide coronavirus response
Bishop Rhoades and Archbishops Naumann and Coakley praised hospitals and medical personnel for their courage and compassion in treating the nation’s COVID-19 patients.
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Churches closed in Syria due to coronavirus pandemic
In an interview April 4 with Vatican News, the cardinal said that despite the war, up to this point Christians in Syria celebrated Holy Week and Easter every year, “even under the risk of bombs and mortar attacks.”
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Catholic Charities: Nonprofits need more government aid to respond to coronavirus economic fallout
Catholic Charities leaders say that while the government relief package signed into law on March 27 by President Trump will help meet some of the initial need, much more action is needed for charities to be able to meet the expected demand.
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C.R.S. gears up for global response to coronavirus pandemic
While the Covid-19 pandemic provokes a series of unprecedented measures, other ongoing challenges to human life and dignity—drought, famine, armed conflict and poverty among them—are not offering a time-out from the suffering they inflict.
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Pope Francis establishes emergency fund to combat Covid-19 in mission countries
Africa, Asia, Oceania and parts of Amazonia that “are being tragically impacted by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic” will be supported by the new fund.
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A Palm Sunday message from Pope Francis: Do not be afraid; you are not alone
In his Palm Sunday homily, Pope Francis noted that “Jesus says to each one of us: ‘Courage, open your heart to my love. You will feel the consolation of God who sustains you’.”
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Podcast: How the Vatican is working to ensure social justice and water rights after coronavirus
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts discuss how the Vatican is looking both to provide for people’s spiritual needs and to ensure justice for those on the margins of society as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.
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What will happen to people who are homeless as Covid-19 crisis continues?
Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, the executive director of Catholic Charities of New York, said that the needs of the homeless—for shelter, food and mental health assistance—have not changed during this time of crisis.