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On Friday, Pope Francis imparted his Urbi et Orbi blessing to the world from an empty St. Peter’s Square, amid COVID-19 fears. The event was live-streamed by various media including Shalom World. During the Eucharistic Benediction, one agnostic woman announced her conversion to Christianity, as it touched her heart. “I never believed, I was always agnostic. […]
Responding to the call of the Catholic Church to extend help to the poor families who suffer from the effect of the pandemic brought about by COVID-19, the parochial schools in the Archdiocese of Manila will open its doors to shelter the homeless and the street dwellers. In a letter sent to parents and partners […]
“When evening had come” (Mk 4:35). The Gospel passage we have just heard begins like this. For weeks now it has been evening. Thick darkness has gathered over our squares, our streets and our cities; it has taken over our lives, filling everything with a deafening silence and a distressing void, that stops everything as it […]
ROME – If a priest is wearing a mask and standing 3 feet or 6 feet away from a penitent requesting the sacrament of reconciliation, is he really more present to a penitent he knows than he would be by telephone? Maybe, but maybe not, said Father Giorgio Giovanelli, a professor of canon law at […]
Last Thursday, Father Juan Benitez blessed the city of Rochester in New York and its surrounding suburbs from 2000 feet above. Father Benitez is the parochial vicar of Saint Louis Catholic Church in Pittsford, just southeast of Rochester. With the help of parishioner and pilot Anthony Daniele, Benitez was able to bless his parish the […]
Roman Catholic Cardinal Raymond Burke criticized “secular governments” that treat going to church the same as going out to eat during the coronavirus pandemic. Catholic bishops across the country have suspended Masses as states tighten restrictions on social gatherings to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Easter Masses in certain areas such as Ohio have already been […]
I was struck by the attempts of these New York Times reporters to dismiss or minimize the impact of the possible use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to treat COVID-19. As a molecular biologist, what is so exciting for me about this claim is that the clinical trial in France was pretty good, given the extreme circumstances. Yes, it […]