Catholic Charities of Baltimore launches SNAP hotline May 6, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Catholic Charities, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News To serve an increasing number of people needing assistance in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those without access to online applications, Catholic Charities of Baltimore has launched a telephone hotline for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP).
Pandemic can’t keep Distinctive Scholars down May 5, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Even in trying times, the 19 high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore continue their tradition of academic excellence, as evidenced in these four young people who would have been recognized April 23 at the Distinctive Scholars Convocation.
Phoenix Diocese cuts jobs, ends newspaper, citing revenue shortfall May 4, 2020By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, World News The suspension of public Masses, the closing of schools and the limiting of public gatherings has helped slow the spread of COVID-19, but it also has resulted in financial and business challenges for churches and schools in the Diocese of Phoenix.
Bishops urge closer look at coronavirus deaths in black communities May 4, 2020By Rhina Guidos Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, World News It is both appropriate and responsible for the Catholic Church to add its voice to those calling for a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the underlying causes and the effects of this virus on these communities, which continue to suffer from longstanding inequities in basic human rights such as access to quality healthcare,” Archbishop Lori said.
Daughter among Mom’s co-workers – and patients – at Mercy Medical Center May 4, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Lena Vendetti Petrik’s instinct to care for others doesn’t stop when she finishes a shift at Mercy Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
On Good Shepherd Sunday, pope remembers fallen priests, doctors May 4, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Priests and doctors who gave their lives caring for the spiritual and physical well-being of others during the coronavirus pandemic are like Jesus, the good shepherd, who laid down his life for his flock, Pope Francis said.
The quarantine’s three lessons about the Church May 1, 2020By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Word on Fire So Catholics, don’t get discouraged. Rather, use this time of deprivation and abstention to awaken a deeper love for the Church in its Eucharistic, symbiotic, and incarnational distinctiveness.
For seminarians, campus may be closed but the work continues at local parishes May 1, 2020By Tim Swift Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Since mid-March, the 51 men studying to become priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore have left their classrooms and been placed in parishes across the region.
Archdiocese of Baltimore develops plans for reopening April 30, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Local News, News, Uncategorized Anticipating the day when the functions of the church can be reopened to the public in a gradual way that protects the health of the general population, leaders of the Archdiocese of Baltimore are developing post-quarantine guidelines and protocols regarding liturgy, the sacraments and related concerns.
Hundreds of prayers pour into the archdiocese, offering a window into the pandemic April 30, 2020By Tim Swift Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News As the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed the country and filled hospitals with patients, hundreds of people in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have asked Archbishop William E. Lori to pray for them through a new prayer request page launched March 25 on the archdiocesan website.
Catholic bioethicist: COVID-19 vaccine could be question of conscience April 30, 2020By Simon Caldwell Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, World News There is “no absolute duty” to boycott any COVID-19 vaccine produced with the help of cells derived from aborted fetuses, said a researcher from a Catholic bioethics institute.
Catholic leaders press Trump to support aid to schools during pandemic April 29, 2020By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, World News President Donald Trump said he would continue to support issues vital to the Catholic Church, especially abortion, religious freedom and school choice, in a conference call with Catholic leaders and educators.
