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43% of US coronavirus deaths in nursing homes
A new report on Tuesday says that more than 40% of deaths from the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States have occurred in nursing homes or ... Read More
Rediscovering baptism in plague time
On April 29, 1951, Father Thomas Love, SJ, baptized me in the Church of Sts. Philip and James, near Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Family ... Read More
St. Peter’s Basilica reopens to the public
St. John Paul II greets throngs of Poles waiting for a glimpse of their native son at the monastery of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa during ... Read More
Australian bishops to entrust nation to Mary during pandemic
CANBERRA, Australia - Catholic bishops in Australia will entrust the country to the care of Mary, Help of Christians, on her feast day, May 24. ... Read More
Loungeroom concert rocks for Caritas
Gary Pinto (top left) with his band CDB perform at the online concert (Caritas Australia) Over 500 Australians took a seat on the sofa for ... Read More
Liturgists say online Mass is fine, but no substitute for the real thing
This year’s Holy Week celebrations resulted in a major spike of new viewers tuning in to watch Vatican liturgies - an increase from 1.5 million ... Read More
East Africa preparing to face twin ‘Biblical plagues’: COVID-19 and desert locusts
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon - A new report by the World Food Program says the spreading coronavirus could cause famine of ‘Biblical proportions’ in East Africa. The ... Read More