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Hospitals resolve complaints of clergy access amid pandemic

Oct 21, 2020

Hospitals in Maryland and Virginia have resolved religious discrimination complaints with federal officials over the hospitals’ decisions to block clergy access to patients during the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.

By Associated Press

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
- 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
St. Jude music therapists organize backyard jams for kids
- May 3, 2020
Amy Love had to leave the Memphis hospital where she brings music to severely ill children — she and other support staff couldn’t take the risk of spreading COVID-19 to these frail patients. But she was determined: The music must not stop.

By Leanne Italie
Priest’s routine is now COVID patients, outdoor confessions, online Masses
- Apr 27, 2020
Father Paul Marquis sits in his office at Mercy Hospital, waiting. He often notices how the usually busy corridors outside have grown quiet recently. Strict visitor regulations are in place, and staff schedules have been drastically altered to cover any possibility of a surge during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Catholic News Service