On May 12, the Vatican announced that with public Masses set to resume in Italy this weekend as coronavirus restrictions ease, Pope Francis’s daily Masses at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta guesthouse will no longer be livestreamed.
Month: May 2020
Sports Round-Up May 16
Mort Zachter of Ivins, Utah, is the first to share a memory of the great Gil Hodges, who is once again eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame later this year.
Divided Court Examines if Religious Schools Exempt From Discrimination Laws
In oral arguments May 11, the Supreme Court examined, and seemed divided about, laws governing church and state in its look at two California Catholic schoolteacher firings where the teachers claimed they had been victims of job discrimination.
Analysis: Italy’s Church Going Back to Business, But Not Business as Usual
As if Italy hasn’t been through enough since a sweeping national lockdown was imposed March 8, and with more than 30,000 Italians dead from the coronavirus, Romans awoke around 5:00 a.m. May 11 to an earthquake. A loud boom sent people into the streets in their pajamas under an early morning rain, temporarily forgetting their masks and gloves.
Catholic Aid Workers Urge Trump to Release Funds for Central America During Pandemic
A decision last spring by the Trump administration to cut off humanitarian assistance to Central America is exacerbating the COVID-19 pandemic for a number of countries in the region, according to Catholic field workers.
Pope Prays for Nurses as World Marks Their Role in Healthcare
As the number of global COVID-19 coronavirus infections continues to rise, notably among healthcare workers, Pope Francis in his daily Mass on May 12 offered special prayers for nurses on International Nurses Day.
Female Theologians Back Ouellet: Seminaries Need Women Involved in Formation
Several women theologians who teach in Catholic seminaries have applauded Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, who argued in a recent interview that to foster a healthy relationship between the sexes, more women should be involved in priestly formation.
Catholic Educators Wonder How to Restart the Next School Year
Education leaders imagining how Catholic schools will safely reopen this fall agree on two things: different decisions will be made according to locations and reopening plans may change on short notice.
Gov. Cuomo Extends Child Victims Act’s One-Year Window
Governor Andrew Cuomo has extended the state’s lookback window for victims of abuse to file civil lawsuits until January 14, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vaccine Research Raises Potential Ethical Question for Pro-Lifers
The use of cell lines taken from aborted fetuses in the research of a coronavirus vaccine is raising alarm bells among many Catholics.