coronavirus

Vatican cardinal hopes spin won’t spoil potential of new papal encyclical
- Sep 25, 2020
“To me, it’s surprising that some people, some journalists and also some members of the Church, take all this as if it were some sort of ideological campaign by Pope Francis,” said Spanish Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Christian ministers call on UK to avoid ‘increasingly severe restrictions’ in COVID fight
- Sep 24, 2020
Nearly 700 Christian ministers in the UK have called on political leaders warning about the side-effects of “unnecessary and authoritarian restrictions” imposed on society to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

By Charles Collins
Irish archbishop calls for ‘Family Rosary Crusade’ to battle pandemic
- Sep 24, 2020
One of Ireland’s top prelates has called for a “Family Rosary Crusade” to battle the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

By Charles Collins

Survey says COVID-19 putting stress on families, and motivating Biden supporters
- Sep 23, 2020
Marriages are surviving the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, but are undergoing a lot of stress, especially among poorer couples.

By Charles Collins
Quebec government limits churches to 50 people, 25 in riskier regions
- Sep 22, 2020
The Quebec government took religious leaders by surprise by announcing Sept. 20 that the maximum number of people allowed to participate in an event in a place of worship would be lowered from 250 to 50 in all regions of the province, starting Sept. 21.

By Francois Gloutnay
Cordileone: ‘Unrealistic’ limits on public worship ‘willful discrimination’
- Sep 21, 2020
San Francisco’s archbishop told hundreds of Catholics gathered near City Hall Sept. 20 that “it is because of our Catholic faith that we are being put at the end of the line” by city officials in enacting what could be the country’s harshest pandemic restrictions on religious worship.

By Catholic News Service