The Catholic bishops of Minnesota have begun plans to implement a reopening schedule for public worship in parishes throughout the state.
Health and Wellness
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Harry Potter, Soul Cycle and the Internet: Say Hello to America’s New Religions
What the “nones” actually believe and worship
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As pressure builds to reopen churches, can local governments keep them closed?
The Trump administration is permitting state and local governments to exert their traditional power to draft and enforce health and safety regulations. This has led to a variety of responses across the country and even within the same state.
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At Sunday Mass, pope offers prayers for sanitation workers
During Sunday Mass on May 17, Pope Francis publicly thanked all those workers who help sanitize hospitals and neighborhoods during the pandemic and offered prayers for their work and safety.
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Podcast: The first Catholic high school for teens struggling with substance abuse
A conversation with the (Jesuit-educated) principal of Kolbe Academy
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Government of Nicaragua ‘irresponsible’ in handling the pandemic, bishop says
According to Bishop Silvio José Báez, the auxiliary bishop of Managua, Nicaragua, the Nicaraguan government is neglecting its duties in protecting the people from the pandemic.
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Who suffers most during the coronavirus pandemic?
As we face the challenge of Covid-19, our obligations to the citizens of our own country must not negate our duties to global humanity. Active support for the poor and the displaced will be essential in longer-term efforts for a more just, more inclusive and healthier post-crisis world.
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In southern Nigeria, nuns put tuberculosis, leprosy patients on road to recovery
Nigeria has seen an increase in the rates of tuberculosis and Hansen’s disease. Late diagnosis and lack of effective tools for prevention and treatment have contributed to the lack of an effective model to predict their spread
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Pope Francis praises nurses for heroics during coronavirus pandemic
Pope Francis also called on world leaders “to invest in health care as the primary common good.”
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Safety a priority as Vatican Museums eyes reopening, official says
Officials in Vatican City are cautiously preparing protocols for reopening various sites to the public so that people will be safe from the coronavirus.