“We pray for the sick and their families, for health workers and those who help them, for civic leaders, police and volunteers and for the ministers of our communities,” the pope said.
Coronavirus
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Caring more for each other could have ameliorated the pandemic. It’s not too late.
In a pandemic, no one is safe unless we are all safe, writes Thomas J. Reese, S.J. In the United States, we did not prepare for a pandemic, but it is not too late for solidarity.
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Keeping baseball alive in the time of coronavirus
Baseball didn’t fall from the sky. It is a gift, made by humans. It is exciting. It could disappear.
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Italian doctors: Staff overwhelmed during pandemic; model must change
The medical and humanitarian emergency unfolding before their eyes has made it clear that the Western health care system of centralized hospital care cannot handle this and future epidemics and needs to shift toward more community-focused care.
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Podcast: With no public Masses for a third week, Vatican focuses on forgiveness
On “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts examine how the pope is using every spiritual and communications tool available to him to give people a sense of consolation.
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Here are the Jesuit parishes and ministries live-streaming Mass every day of the week
In these difficult times, priests and their lay collaborators in Jesuit ministries across the United States are offering spiritual consolation in the form of live-streaming liturgical services.
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First U.S. clergy fatality from COVID-19 a deacon in Washington
Brother John-Sebastian Laird-Hammond, 59, was soon to join the Franciscan friars of the Immaculate Conception Province in New York.
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India exemplifies problems facing Southeast Asia as COVID-19 spreads
Many countries are characterized by huge cities containing neighborhoods that contain millions of people living close together in often highly unhygienic conditions. Even the most basic protocols for warding off COVID-19 are all but impossible to practice.
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Catholic Charities of Tennessee balances tornado recovery, virus response
One of the chief concerns is how to provide counseling services to those who experienced the trauma of the tornado, followed by the anxiety surrounding COVID-19, when people are practicing social distancing and staying apart as much as possible.
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Forget me not: Prison ministry faces challenges of global pandemic
The pope prayed for prisoners and their families who are unable to visit because of the Italian government’s strict social-distancing measures.