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Stories for week of March 15, 2020
Ordered from most to least recent.
Released Friday, Mar. 20
Vatican issues special guidelines for Easter celebrations
Vatican cardinal urges religious to obey civil leaders on epidemic measures
Iranian ayatollah asks Pope for help to lift sanctions, allow medical care
Bolivia: Church suspends liturgy, but elections still scheduled
September papal visit to Indonesia postponed
Vatican: general absolution may be allowed during epidemic emergency
Vatican: plenary indulgences for virus victims, caregivers, all who pray for them
Vatican Tribunal hearings suspended
Maine priests offer ‘drive-through’ confessions
Buffalo Catholic hospital becomes 1st coronavirus hospital in New York
UN women’s conference downplays abortion
‘A travesty of human rights’: New Zealand bishops lament new abortion law
‘Black Pope’ reflects on the Jesuits and Pope Francis’ vision
No Mass, no offertory: Parish, diocesan, national collections take a hit
Christian solidarity during coronavirus changes form but does not disappear, Ukrainian Catholic leader says
‘Do not be afraid,’ Pope says in new interview
‘We cannot stop serving those who need it most,’ Venezeualan cardinal says
Kenyan cardinal warns against Gwata Ndai
Cardinal issues appeal: ‘Do not forget Syria’
Oklahoma senate passes bill to ban abortion once baby’s heartbeat is audible
EU bishops’ commission discusses data protection, whistleblowers, security
We entrust ourselves to St. Joseph’s intercession, Pope says in video message to Italian Catholics
St. Joseph entered into God’s mystery, Pope preaches
New Mexico bishop consecrates diocese to St. Joseph
Lebanon: 2 Maronite Church buildings to hospitalize coronavirus patients
Jerusalem on lockdown
Released Thursday, Mar. 19
Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople suspends liturgical services
Medjugorje ‘seer’ says apparitions suspended
Veteran pro-life Illinois Democrat ousted in primary
Australian archbishop: keep Catholic schools open
Sri Lankan cardinal seeks probe into cause of COVID-19
ACLU sues ‘sanctuary cities for the unborn’
Turn this crisis into an opportunity, Vatican official urges priests
‘No time for cheap heroism’: Slovakia’s bishops suspend public Masses
German bishop under quarantine
Acts of public worship suspended in Catholic churches in England and Wales
Khartoum church attacked 4 times by extremists
Nuns declare worldwide day of prayer, solidarity for those affected by coronavirus
Richmond bishop quarantines himself
Catholic organizations call on DHS to remove barriers to immigrants’ healthcare access
Pope urges Italy’s Catholics to pray Rosary together on March 19
Public Masses suspended in all 50 states
USCCB comes to defense of Catholic Relief Services
At weekday Mass, Pope prays for those who have died from coronavirus
Pope highlights importance of Confession
Released Wednesday, Mar. 18
Forgive others to be forgiven, Pope says at audience
Leading Methodist ecumenist dies at 81
7 coronavirus cases confirmed in 2 Queens parishes
Canada’s psychiatrists: Refusing euthanasia for mentally ill is ‘discrimination’
Public Masses suspended in Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay
Pontifical academy preparing document on ‘Coronavirus and Human Fraternity’
Leading Polish prelate calls for common nightly Rosary
Pope, in newspaper interview, encourages families to show concrete gestures of love
Italian bishop survives coronavirus, returns from hospital
Vatican official: ‘We are going through the dark night of the soul’
Congolese priest survives machete attack
Maronite Patriarch weighs in on Lebanon’s economic crisis
Lourdes shrine closes for the first time in its history
Pope Francis prays for the elderly, preaches on forgiveness
147 US dioceses have suspended all public Masses
Released Tuesday, Mar. 17
Over 10,000 Christians killed, 50 clerics kidnapped in Nigeria since 2015
New complaint of Catholic Relief Services involvement in ‘reproductive health’ program
Indian bishop will face trial on rape charge
Notorious French ex-priest receives 5-year jail term
Luxembourg cardinal is quarantined
Half of US seminarians in Rome return home
Couple assaulted for distributing Christian tracts in Tamil Nadu
Vatican services for the poor continue despite coronavirus, papal almoner says
Public Masses suspended in additional European nations
El Salvador cardinal placed under quarantine
Nuns, British embassy establish network to fight human trafficking in Ethiopia
85 US dioceses suspend public Masses
Leading Mexican bishops urge brother bishops to suspend Sunday Masses
Reporting system to record abuse complaints against US bishops becomes operational
Shrines in Israel remain open: no more than 10 people may visit at a time
Pope, in weekday Mass, preaches on the indignation of the people of Nazareth
‘God is at our side in time of trouble,’ primate says in St. Patrick’s Day message
Released Monday, Mar. 16
New law to regulate Vatican City court system
US Catholic dioceses suspend Mass, grant dispensations
Austrian bishops cancel assembly; Cardinal Schönborn remains as president
Spanish bishops suspend public Masses
European court rejects midwives’ appeal to avoid abortion
French bishops suspend public Masses
Papal secretary: priests should be on front lines against epidemic
Philadelphia priest faces new trial after conviction overturned twice
Canadian abuse victims irritated by bishops’ secrecy
Baltimore Catholic layman at the forefront of US response to coronavirus
Italian bishop hospitalized with coronavirus; priest dies of the disease
With mortuaries full, Bergamo church opens doors to dozens of coffins
‘Born-Alive’ bill on its way to Wyoming governor; similar bill passes in Alabama House
Do not abandon the faithful during the pandemic, Pope urges priests
Scandinavia’s bishops, Lutheran leaders urge EU leaders to be open to refugees
Saturday papal Mass offered for families
Vatican Holy Week celebrations to take place without the presence of the faithful
Sunday papal Mass offered for those serving the public
In Sunday Angelus address, Pope reflects on Samaritan woman’s thirst for Christ
Pope leaves Vatican, prays before famed icon, miraculous crucifix for pandemic’s end
USCCB: statements on coronavirus, prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Embattled prelate to lead new Nigerian diocese
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