Vatican offers online book for parents facing difficult prenatal diagnosis
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 29, 2020 / 07:10 am MT (CNA).- The Vatican has published a free book online that can be a resource for parents facing a difficult or fatal diagnosis for their unborn child during pregnancy. The nearly 300-page ebook is a compilation of speeches given …
COVID-19 Daily Update with Dominick Albano
ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE WITH DOMINICK ALBANO Friday, May 29th: Guests Mike Schafer Director of Communication and Mission Promotion, David Kissel and his son, Carson Kissel, Viral Video Phenom. Thursday, May 28th: Guests Jennifer Schack, Director of Media Relation, Father Earl Fernandes, Pastor St. Ignatius Church Wednesday, May …
Nuns put altar bread production on hold as they weather pandemic
CNA Staff, May 29, 2020 / 05:30 am MT (CNA).- When it is working at full capacity, the altar bread department at St. Cecilia’s Abbey produces millions of hosts a year, bringing revenue to the community of Benedictine nuns on the Isle of Wight, an island in the English Channel. …
Diocese of Pittsburgh announces next round of parish mergers
CNA Staff, May 28, 2020 / 04:17 pm MT (CNA).- This summer, the Diocese of Pittsburgh will initiate another round of mergers, bringing its current 152 parishes down to 106. While the consolidation is difficult, Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik said, it will allow the Church to more effectively carry out …
Xavier University is planning for a return to campus for the Fall 2020 semester
ADJUSTED FALL SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR XAVIER UNIVERSITY As we continue to follow the CDC and Federal, and State guidelines, we are planning to welcome students back to campus and to teach in-person in August. In response to the best available information, we will be shifting our semester forward to begin …
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley Creating Partnerships to Serve
by Mike Lehner Inspired by the call of the Gospel, Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley (CSSMV) has served the poor, the hungry, the elderly and the disadvantaged for almost 100 years. From Montgomery County to the northernmost reach of the archdiocese in Auglaize County, CSSMV has emerged as …
American priest heading for beatification died amid a global pandemic
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 27, 2020 / 05:40 am MT (CNA).- Fr. Michael McGivney, an American priest soon to be beatified, died amid a 19th-century pandemic which may have been caused by a coronavirus. Fr. McGivney founded the largest world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization, the Knights of …
LA archdiocese announces reopening plan
by Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 27, 2020 / 10:35 am MT (CNA).- After California relaxed public health restrictions on churches on Monday, the nation’s largest diocese announced its plan on Tuesday to resume public Masses. In a two-step plan for parishes to reopen and offer the sacraments, the …
Maryland county bans Eucharist in church reopening order
by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 27, 2020 / 12:00 pm MT (CNA). An executive order issued Tuesday in Maryland’s Howard County outlines public health rules under which churches may reopen. The order prohibits the distribution and consumption of any food or drink as part of any religious service, …
