In an exclusive interview conducted over email with America, Archbishop Azevedo criticized Brazilian politicians “in different stances of power” who have “minimized the effects of the pandemic.”

Disallowing emergency aid to one part of an affected community and allowing it for another runs contrary to long-held social policy, Catholic education advocates said.

What that community looks like these days has changed, most notably in the inability to gather to celebrate the Sacrament of the Eucharist.

Pope Francis asked the group to ‘prepare the future’ not ‘prepare for the future.’

Catholic leaders in several states have announced guidelines for resuming public Mass, reports Michael J. O‘Loughlin, but social-distancing practices are not going away any time soon.

Easter joy gives us the eyes to see those hints of eternity in the here and now, writes Matt Malone, S.J.