Dominican Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, said some Catholic Charities agencies in COVID-19 hot spots such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans and Los Angeles are facing unprecedented requests for assistance.

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, reminds fellow Catholics that in this pandemic crisis, "Christ is not quarantined" and that the Lord's love is always available to those who seek it.

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way Palm Sunday is celebrated in Jerusalem, with surgical masks, social distancing, and livestreaming services.

Catholic schools in Virginia are finding ways to donate much needed medical supplies to medical professionals in their work against coronavirus.

The law also includes a provision for church employees who are laid off from entities that do not participate in a state or a private unemployment insurance program to receive jobless benefits.

“The Holy See, which has always expressed confidence in the Australian judicial authority, welcomes the High Court’s unanimous decision concerning Cardinal George Pell, acquitting him of the accusations of abuse of minors and overturning his sentence.”