The church and government in Italy are making plans which would allow for the gradual–though limited–resumption of public Masses and funerals.
Liturgy
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
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.
Posted inFaith
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.”
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
‘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.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
A Palm Sunday message from Pope Francis: Do not be afraid; you are not alone
In his Palm Sunday homily, Pope Francis noted that “Jesus says to each one of us: ‘Courage, open your heart to my love. You will feel the consolation of God who sustains you’.”
Posted inFaith, Your Take
How do you keep the faith in a time of coronavirus?
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, many dioceses have suspended in-person Masses or dispensed Catholics from their Sunday Mass obligation.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis approves new ‘Mass in Time of Pandemic’ and Good Friday coronavirus intention
“In these days, during which the whole world has been gravely stricken by the Covid-19 virus, many requests have come to be able to celebrate a specific Mass to implore God to bring an end to this pandemic.”
Posted inFaith, Features
The story of my life as a Jesuit priest in 5 Masses over 50 years
A life in the Society of Jesus.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How can we be the body of Christ when the coronavirus closes our churches?
In this time in which we are not able to encounter Christ in the assembly or the Eucharist, we always have the opportunity to encounter Christ in the vulnerable.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
On watching a Mass on YouTube at which I was scheduled to preside
The Mass has power whether we are able to be there in person or not, writes Sam Sawyer, S.J., reflecting on a Sunday when circumstances mean that many are participating in liturgy via modern technology.