What that community looks like these days has changed, most notably in the inability to gather to celebrate the Sacrament of the Eucharist.
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Army, city sanitation workers begin sanitizing Rome churches
In anticipation of opening Rome’s churches for celebration of public Masses, the Italian army and city sanitation authorities are sanitizing the sacred spaces in order to keep the public safe.
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In Appalachia and Silicon Valley, bishops see good and stark in the pandemic
Bishop John E. Stowe, of Lexington, Ky., reflects on what being a pastor is like during a pandemic.
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From behind the camera lens, bishops adapt to ‘virtual’ dioceses
During the pandemic, the American Catholic Church is adapting in how to celebrate the Liturgy by broadcasting livestream Masses and other religious services.
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What does your home worship space look like?
With parish doors closed, more attention has been paid to the domestic church.
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What the first Christians can teach us about missing the sacraments and still growing in faith
The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed a kind of American Catholic exceptionalism, writes Michael Bayer. In fact, other Catholics, now and throughout history, have not had regular physical access to the sacraments.
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Italian bishops in talks with government on post-lockdown liturgies
The church and government in Italy are making plans which would allow for the gradual–though limited–resumption of public Masses and funerals.
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New Mexico bishop to allow public Masses with restrictions
Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces, New Mexico is reversing his previous decision to ban public Masses due to the coronavirus pandemic and will allow Masses to resume, with restrictions.
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A man of faith and reason: Remembering Cardinal Francis George, O.M.I.
Cardinal George had much to teach us about the ways in which “reason finds itself strengthened in its dialogue with faith, and vice versa.”
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‘The liturgy is not a film:’ Archbishop Arthur Roche on celebrating Holy Week liturgies at home
On this episode of the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, Archbishop Roche joins Colleen Dulle for a special Holy Week interview on the Vatican’s response to rapidly changing liturgical needs around the world.