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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 12, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- As Virginia’s governor halted the reopening of several northern counties on Tuesday, the Diocese of Arlington said that Bishop Michael Burbidge is monitoring the situation and would be responding to changes in the diocese as they happen. A spokesperson for the diocese told CNA that… Read More »

Vatican City, May 12, 2020 / 12:15 pm (CNA).- On May 14, people of all religious affiliations are called to participate in a day of prayer, fasting, and acts of charity for the end of the coronavirus pandemic. The worldwide day of prayer is the initiative of the Vatican’s Higher Committee of Human Fraternity, formed… Read More »

Vatican City, May 12, 2020 / 10:55 am (CNA).- On the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pope St. John Paul II on May 18, Pope Francis will offer his morning Mass at the Polish pope’s tomb in St. Peter’s Basilica, according to the Vatican. May 18 is also the first day public Masses may… Read More »

Vatican City, May 12, 2020 / 09:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has paid tribute to the Italian Cardinal Renato Corti, who died May 12 aged 84. In a telegram Tuesday, the pope said the cardinal was “animated in all things by a passionate desire to communicate the Gospel of Christ.” Corti preached the spiritual exercises… Read More »

CNA Staff, May 11, 2020 / 02:10 pm (CNA).- A New Jersey Catholic church buried Friday two infants who were found dead at a recycling center a few months ago. A small group of Church leaders and city officials gathered for a funeral May 8 at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery in New Brunswick, fewer than… Read More »

Washington D.C., May 11, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- Supreme Court justices on Monday heard arguments for and against extending the Civil Rights Act’s “ministerial exception” to Catholic schools when they fire teachers of religion. “There is no reason for government to get in the business of teaching religion,” stated Eric Rassbach, vice president and senior counsel… Read More »

Vatican City, May 11, 2020 / 09:20 am (CNA).- The Vatican Museums are preparing to reopen by reservation only with new health measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to the general secretary of Vatican City State. “For the incoming public, we are completing the installation of some thermal scanners for detecting temperature,”… Read More »

Vatican City, May 11, 2020 / 05:18 am (CNA).- Pope Francis Monday appointed Fr. Louis Tylka, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Peoria to serve alongside Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. As coadjutor, Tylka will assist Bishop Jenky, 73, in the administration of the Illinois diocese and… Read More »

Vatican City, May 11, 2020 / 04:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis began his morning Mass on Monday by praying for the unemployed after millions of people lost their jobs amid coronavirus restrictions. “In these days many people have lost their jobs … We pray for these brothers and sisters of ours who are suffering because… Read More »

Vatican City, May 10, 2020 / 05:30 am (CNA).- We must always remember that we are made for heaven, Pope Francis said in his Regina Coeli address Sunday.  Speaking in the library of the Apostolic Palace due to the coronavirus pandemic, the pope said May 10: “God is in love with us. We are his… Read More »