In Bogota, Columbia, a priest who was unable to celebrate Mass in his parish accepted a company’s invitation to conduct “a drive-in Mass” at an old racetrack.
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Mission work will be needed when churches reopen, cardinal says
Given the longevity of the pandemic, the church in Europe will have to deal with the urgency of keeping the faithful engaged in their faith, according to the archbishop of Luxembourg.
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‘Traumatic way to say goodbye’: roadside funerals in Colombia
In Columbia, as elsewhere, how to conduct funerals for loved ones have been changed as a result of the pandemic.
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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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A priest discovered his baptism was invalid. Its ripple effects bring heartache and confusion to the entire church community
The Archdiocese of Detroit is seeking to contact anyone who may have received invalid sacraments after a priest of the archdiocese learned his own baptism as an infant 30 years ago was invalid.
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Makers of sacramental bread and wine take an economic hit due to Covid-19
Due to the global shutdown, sacramental wine and altar bread businesses have suffered as Covid-19 is preventing most indoor public celebrations of the Mass.
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We need to rethink what it means to be ‘chosen by God’
In our baptism, each of us has been chosen. So many others in this world have not. We must constantly ask ourselves: Why?
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A new guide explains the hidden ministry of exorcism
One kind of ministry, by its nature but also church mandate, shuns the limelight and remains discreet: exorcism.
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Eight L.A. priests ordained outside in ‘historic’ socially distanced liturgy
These would be the “first priests of the pandemic generation,” Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles said during a socially distanced gathering outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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Survey shows wide support among Americans for COVID-19 worship restrictions
A recent Pew survey shows that Americans favor restrictions when it comes to worship services during the pandemic.