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  • Advent a time to create a ‘to-do’ list for the soul

    • Dec 6, 2020

    The Church is overflowing in ideas on how each of us can deepen in our relationship with Jesus Christ.

    By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
  • Minnesota bishop assembles priest team for anointing COVID-19 patients

    Minnesota bishop assembles priest team for anointing COVID-19 patients

    • May 7, 2020

    With local hospitals tightening restrictions for entering the rooms of patients with COVID-19, Auxiliary Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of St. Paul and Minneapolis is addressing an important pastoral need — administering the sacrament of the anointing of the sick to those suffering from the illness who are in danger of dying.

    By Dave Hrbacek
  • Indiana priests bring ‘power of the sacraments’ to the dying during pandemic

    Indiana priests bring ‘power of the sacraments’ to the dying during pandemic

    • May 3, 2020

    For more than a month, churches have been empty. No baptisms, no weddings, no confessions heard. Priests celebrate Masses alone, livestreaming them on the internet. But they still go out to people who are dying to administer the sacrament of the anointing of the sick, even to those who are suffering from the virus.

    By Sean Gallagher
  • Priests seek ways to anoint the sick during coronavirus pandemic

    Priests seek ways to anoint the sick during coronavirus pandemic

    • Apr 24, 2020

    As hospitals adjust their procedures due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, some Catholic priests are departing from prescribed liturgical practices to administer the anointing of the sick, earning opposition from Church leaders who say the adaptations could invalidate the sacrament.

    By Jack Lyons
  • Archbishop advises cellphones cannot be used to administer sacraments

    Archbishop advises cellphones cannot be used to administer sacraments

    • Apr 1, 2020

    Administering the sacrament of reconciliation via cellphone is impermissible under church teaching, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship.

    By Catholic News Service
  • Catholic priest accused of groping woman during anointing

    Catholic priest accused of groping woman during anointing

    • Mar 21, 2019

    A Catholic priest has been arrested on a misdemeanor assault charge after he was accused of groping a woman in home hospice care while giving her the anointing of the sick.

    By Associated Press
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