In an empty St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis presided over the historic ‘Via Crucis” with help from groups of health care workers and prisoners.
Health Care
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What it’s like to be a hospital chaplain during Covid-19
The roughly 2,500 Catholic hospital chaplains ministering in the United States are integrated into the medical teams at many hospitals, and they are responding to the chaos engendered by the coronavirus crisis in various ways.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
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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Coronavirus ethics begins with a recognition of our limitations
The United States has a “can do” culture, writes Kevin W. Wildes, S.J., but the pandemic is forcing us to accept that we need clear ethical guidelines about how to allocate scarce medical resources.
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We must not allow the coronavirus to rob us of our humanity. How can we (safely) preserve it?
We cannot allow the coronavirus to make us see others as a threat.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
In Italy, church and state join together to fight coronavirus
The coronavirus has become Italy’s most major crisis since World War II.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Coronavirus: News, Reflections, Analysis. What you need to know.
The latest news and analysis on the spread of and response to coronavirus.
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The fight against coronavirus faces another threat: declining faith in medicine
Catholics and other Americans are losing confidence in the medical community, writes political scientist Ryan Burge, who examines new survey data. That could complicate efforts to fight Covid-19.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
The Vatican reports first case of coronavirus
The normal services of the health and hygiene sector of the Vatican city-state were “temporarily suspended” following yesterday’s positive test for Covid-19 on one patient in order “to sanitize the areas.”
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What the church in Africa is doing to combat coronavirus
The Lenten season has begun, and more Nigerians are likely to attend religious gatherings. To stall a possible outbreak, however, Archbishop Alfred Martins of the Archdiocese of Lagos said contact should be restricted.