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At Sunday Mass, pope offers prayers for sanitation workers

5/18/20

By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES | Catholic News Service

St. Peter's Basilica reopens to the public

5/18/20

By CINDY WOODEN | Catholic News Service

Beatifications for May, June postponed due to pandemic

The Vatican announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic, several beatifications scheduled for May and June will be postponed, including the beatification of a mentor and friend of St. John Paul II.

5/6/20

Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service
Pope Francis: Jesus gives strength to face fear

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4/29/20

By Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service

Prisons’ Passion: Via Crucis meditations reflect on aftermath of crime

While Pope Francis’ Way of the Cross service on Good Friday has been transferred to the Vatican because of the coronavirus pandemic, the meditations focus, as always, on those who share the pain, suffering and heartbreak that characterized Christ’s passion and death. More

4/8/20

By Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service

St. John Paul showed how to face suffering by embracing God, Mary

Remembering St. John Paul II and the 15th anniversary of his death, Pope Francis encouraged people to pray for his intercession and trust in Divine Mercy, especially during these "difficult days" of the coronavirus pandemic. More

4/2/20

By CAROL GLATZ | Catholic News Service

Vatican approves special 'Mass in the Time of Pandemic'

The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has approved a special "Mass in the Time of Pandemic" to plead for God's mercy and gift of strength in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. More

4/2/20

By CINDY WOODEN | Catholic News Service

Doctrinal congregation adds saints, new prefaces to 1962 Roman Missal

The Vatican doctrinal office announced the optional use of seven eucharistic prefaces as well as the celebration of the feast days of recently canonized saints in the "extraordinary" form of the Mass. More

3/25/20

Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service

Prison ministry faces challenges of global pandemic

VATICAN CITY — As more countries continue to take precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the term "lockdown," normally used to describe confining prisoners to their cells, has taken on a whole new meaning.More

3/25/20

Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service

Vatican says general absolution may be permissible during pandemic

In places particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic and with severe limits on people leaving their homes, conditions may exist to grant general absolution to the faithful without them personally confessing their sins first, the Vatican said. More

3/20/20

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Vatican issues decree for Holy Week liturgies with pandemic restrictions

While conferences and meetings can be postponed for months because of the coronavirus pandemic, the liturgies of Holy Week and Easter cannot, with the exception of the chrism Mass, said the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. More

3/20/20

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Vatican says public will not be admitted to papal Holy Week liturgies

The Vatican office that distributes free tickets to papal events has posted a notice on its website that "the liturgical celebrations of Holy Week will take place without the physical presence of the faithful." More

3/16/20

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

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