COVID-19

Hospital CEO briefs Baltimore priests on coronavirus in virtual meeting
- Apr 7, 2020
In a virtual meeting with Baltimore priests, a top Maryland physician briefed them on the characteristics of the coronavirus, including how it’s transmitted, and he also urged them to take care of their mental health as they help their parishioners through this pandemic.

By George P. Matysek Jr.
Gomez: Churches may be closed, but ‘Lord’s heart remains’ open to all
- Apr 7, 2020
Disease and death have darkened the world this Lent and Holy Week, with our societies shut down by the coronavirus pandemic, but “we know that our Redeemer lives,” said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

By Catholic News Service
Grassroots group to host Good Friday prayer marathon for persecuted Christians
- Apr 7, 2020
The Good Friday prayer event is set to start at sunrise Jerusalem on Holy Friday and to end at sunrise Jerusalem on Saturday, is organized by Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC).

By Inés San Martín

Virus reveals elderly as victims of a ‘throwaway culture,’ Vatican official says
- Apr 7, 2020
With the elderly notably representing the largest demographic of lives claimed by the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Vatican’s top official on life issues has warned against selective care practices that prioritize young patients over those who are older.

By Elise Ann Allen
Congo’s Ebola crisis may help in coronavirus fight, Catholic charity says
- Apr 7, 2020
The Ebola strain that broke out in August 2018 could offer lessons on how to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak, which, to date, has killed 13 people in the DRC and recorded 134 cases.

By Crux Staff
COVID-19 does what war couldn’t: Churches closed in Syria, nuncio says
- Apr 6, 2020
Cardinal Mario Zenari, the nuncio to Syria, said he is raising special prayers these days to Sts. Cosmas and Damian, fourth-century physicians who offered free care for the sick in Syria.

By Cindy Wooden

Hospital CEO briefs Baltimore priests on coronavirus in virtual meeting