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Archbishop Lori, Auxiliary Bishops & Catonsville Pastor to Conduct Simultaneous Blessings at Four Baltimore Hospitals Wednesday at 11 a.m.

Archdiocese of Baltimore
April 11, 2020
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For Immediate Release Saturday, April 11, 2020 On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 11 a.m., Archbishop William E. Lori, his two auxiliary bishops, Denis Madden and Adam Parker, and longtime Pastor of St. Mark, Catonsville, Rev. Christopher Whatley, will simultaneously conduct blessings at four Baltimore-area hospitals, asking God’s care and protection over those who work […]

Pope Francis leads the Via Crucis procession in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 10, 2020. The Good Friday service was held with no public participation because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Claudio Peri, pool via Reuters)

Pope leads Way of the Cross in empty, torch-lit St. Peter’s Square

Junno Arocho Esteves
April 10, 2020
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For the first time in his papacy, Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross from St. Peter’s Square rather than Rome’s Colosseum, where it has been held annually for more than five decades.

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles leads a national prayer service April 10, 2020, from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. Archbishop Gomez, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the Good Friday service was "a special moment of unity" at a time when the nation's churches are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Sarah Yaklic, Archdiocese of Los Angeles)

Gomez: On Good Friday, in pandemic, Jesus asks us to trust in Sacred Heart

Julie Asher
April 10, 2020
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Standing at the foot of the cross on Good Friday with Mary, we look upon her crucified Son, asking God, “Why did he have to die? Couldn’t there be some other way?” Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles said in a homily April 10.

Pope Francis celebrates the Mass of the Lord's Supper April 9, 2020, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters)

On Holy Thursday, pope thanks God for world’s priests

Carol Glatz
April 10, 2020
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Unable to invite Rome’s priests to mark Holy Thursday in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis thanked all priests for their service and called those who died ministering to the sick and health care workers part of the community of “saints next door.”

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