Want safe church re-openings? Follow CDC guidelines, infectious disease expert says
by Kevin Jones Denver Newsroom, May 24, 2020 / 12:35 pm MT (CNA).- Timothy Flanigan, M.D., worked to combat the deadly Ebola outbreak of 2014. If someone asks him, “Is it safe for me to go to Mass?” Flanigan has one answer: “Are they following the guidelines the CDC has …
Pope Francis entrusts China to the Blessed Virgin Mary
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 24, 2020 / 05:45 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis Sunday entrusted China to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and asked people to pray for a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the most populated country in the world. “Dear Catholic brothers and sisters in …
Church fighting Mississippi coronavirus restriction was burned down
CNA Staff, May 22, 2020 / 03:00 pm MT (CNA).- Authorities are investigating the burning of a Mississippi church as a potential arson. The fire comes less than a month after the church filed suit arguing the city’s stay-at-home order was unconstitutional. First Pentecostal Church of Holly Springs, located in …
Corpus Christi bishop condemns naval base shooting
by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 22, 2020 / 02:11 pm MT (CNA).- Bishop Michael Mulvey of Corpus Christi offered prayers for a sailor who was injured in a terrorist attack in his diocese on Thursday, and pledged to be a force for peace in the face of evil. …
After Trump call to reopen churches, Catholic doctor says it can be done safely
by Michelle La Rosa Denver Newsroom, May 22, 2020 / 05:45 pm MT (CNA).- While President Donald Trump’s May 22 call to reopen churches has become a source of national controversy, a group of Catholic doctors has offered a plan that could expedite that process. “I think that if we …
Pope Francis appoints new archbishop for Taiwan’s capital
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 23, 2020 / 07:05 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis appointed Saturday Bishop Thomas An-Zu Chung as the next Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan. Chung, who currently serves as bishop of Chiayi, Taiwan, will replace Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan, who has retired at the age …
Church of the Holy Sepulchre reopens with restrictions
CNA Staff, May 23, 2020 / 02:04 pm MT (CNA).- The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is reopening this weekend, after being closed in late March due to the coronavirus pandemic. A statement from the Custodians of the Holy Sepulchre announced that the site would be open to …
Laudato si’: Atlanta archdiocese’s sustainability efforts 5 years on
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, May 22, 2020 / 04:58 pm MT (CNA).- Susan Varlamoff, a retired biologist and parishioner at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, was in 2015 serving as director of the Office of Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia, when she heard that Pope Francis was …
Archdiocese of Cincinnati Public Masses begin Memorial Day, May 25
Guidelines for the Resumption of Public Worship: Guidelines for the Resumption of Public Worship Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Over the past eight weeks, the Bishops of Ohio have met on a regular basis to discuss recommendations and requirements put in place by the State of Ohio and the medical …
Guidelines for the Resumption of Public Worship in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Effective immediately, and until further notice: • The Catholic faithful who reside in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and all other Catholics in the archdiocese continue to be dispensed from the obligation of attending Sunday Mass. Those who are at risk or fearful that they or their family might become sick …
