Coronavirus

For seminarians, campus may be closed but the work continues at local parishes

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.
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Archdiocese of Baltimore develops plans for reopening

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.
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Hundreds of prayers pour into the archdiocese, offering a window into the pandemic

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.
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Catholic bioethicist: COVID-19 vaccine could be question of conscience

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.
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Catholic leaders press Trump to support aid to schools during pandemic

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.
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Estados Unidos: ¿Cómo viven la crisis los migrantes hispanos?

Ante la pandemia del coronavirus, quienes más sufren sus consecuencias son sin duda los más vulnerables. En los Estados Unidos de América, los hispanos pertenecen a ese grupo.
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Archbishop Lori to offer consecration prayers entrusting United States to Mary

Archbishop Lori's consecration prayers will be streamed from the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland at 3 p.m. on the Archdiocese of Baltimore's Facebook page and its online Mass page
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Vatican releases book of pope’s homilies, prayers for ‘difficult times’

The Vatican published a free downloadable book of Pope Francis' prayers and homilies responding to the trial and suffering of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Don’t waste a good quarantine

This quarantine is an opportunity, not a crisis. And like any opportunity, it can be wasted. We cannot allow that to happen.
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RADIO INTERVIEW: Increased demand at Our Daily Bread/How to make an act of spiritual communion

This week's guests are Lee Martin of Our Daily Bread Employment Center and Father Collin Poston of St. Anthony Shrine in Emmitsburg and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Thurmont.
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Pope composes prayers for end of pandemic to be recited after rosary

Pope Francis asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the rosary, knowing that by doing so they will be united with believers around the world asking for Mary's intercession in stopping the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bishops of U.S., Canada will consecrate their nations to Mary May 1

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has announced the U.S. bishops will join the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops May 1 in consecrating the two nations to the care of the Blessed Mother under the title "Mary, Mother of the Church."
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