Church services and Mass online cannot compare to or replace the in-person participation of the faithful, Cardinal Sarah told the world’s bishops.
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Interview: Father Matt Hood, the priest who discovered he was invalidly baptized (and ordained)
Simcha Fischer speaks with Father Matthew Hood, the priest from Utica, Mich., who recently learned his baptism as an infant had been invalid.
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Should priests still lead parishes? German bishops debate new Vatican document
The Vatican document bars laypeople from leading parishes and emphasizes the role of priests.
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Should I go back to Mass? | Behind the Story
Churches are beginning to reopen. Should you go back to Mass? Four of America’s editors who recently attended Mass at their local parishes discuss the discernment process and safety measures around this question facing Catholics during the Covid-19 pandemic. They also reflect on how the pandemic has impacted our understanding of the parish as a […]
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Minnesota Catholics are divided over whether to wear masks to Mass
Mask-wearing at church has paralleled public mask use in general, which has seen variance across the state and country.
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Cardinal Dolan blesses ashes of Mexican nationals who died of Covid-19
In a moving ceremony at New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Cardinal Timothy Dolan blessed the cremated remains of Mexican nationals who had worked in city hospitals at the height of the pandemic and subsequently died from the virus before they were flown back to Mexico for burial.
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Survey of Catholic bishops reveals serious impact of coronavirus on parish life
The pandemic has had untold effects upon the spiritual and sacramental life of the church.
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Should you go to Mass in a pandemic? 5 rules for discerning a hard question.
With some guidance from St. Ignatius of Loyola.
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Navy revises policy on service members attending worship services off base
A prohibition by some U.S. Navy commands against active service members participating in off-base indoor religious services over coronavirus fears has now been revised, allowing attendance at places of worship where congregants can maintain social distance and wear face coverings.
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As cases of virus spike in Arizona, Tucson bishop suspends public worship
With the virus raging in the American southwest, public worship has been again suspended with the goal of preventing any additional spread of the disease.