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The Baltimore-based Josephites lost two priests to the coronavirus: Josephite Father Francis Hull (left) and Josephite Father Joseph John McKinley. (CNS photo/courtesy the Josephites via Catholic Standard)

Josephites mourn loss of priests to virus, express sorrow over Floyd death

Mark Zimmerman
June 3, 2020
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Josephite Father Frank Martin Hull and Father Joseph John McKinley, who both had lived at the Josephite Senior Residence in Washington.

Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican June 3, 2020. During the audience, the pope prayed for George Floyd and said, "We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope prays for U.S., calls racism a pro-life issue

Carol Glatz
June 3, 2020
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Observing with great concern the social unrest unfolding in the United States, Pope Francis said no one can claim to defend the sanctity of every human life while turning a blind eye to racism and exclusion.

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pose outside the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington June 2, 2020, the 41st anniversary of the beginning of the pontiff's 1979 historic visit to Poland. (CNS photo/Tom Brenner, Reuters)

Trump visits shrine on anniversary of St. John Paul II visit to Poland

Dennis Sadowski
June 2, 2020
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington June 2 shortly before he was expected to sign an executive order at the White House to expand U.S. support for international religious freedom efforts.

Rob Seifert, owner of Clean Image Facilities Management Services in Harford County, sprays an EPA approved disinfectant per CDC guidelines following the 4 pm Mass at St. Margaret Church in Bel Air. According to Seifert, the spray is specifically formulated for the coronavirus and will kill the virus in about 10-12 minutes once in comes in contact with the intended surface. St. Margaret Church, the school hall and St. Mary Magdalen Mission were professionally disinfected following each of the parish’s 12 Masses this past weekend. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Are our hearts ready to reopen?

Christopher Gunty
June 2, 2020
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You think it’s been hard for you to find disinfecting wipes for your home? Think of finding enough disinfectant for church pews that seat hundreds of people. You’ve had problems finding a small bottle of hand sanitizer? Multiply those needs by 100 or 1,000.

Protesters in Long Beach, Calif., demonstrate May 31, 2020. Demonstrations continue after a white police officer in Minneapolis was caught on a bystander's video May 25 pressing his knee into the neck of George Floyd, an African American, who later died at a hospital. (CNS photo/Patrick T. Fallon, Reuters)

Vatican official: Racism is ‘spiritual’ virus that must be wiped out

Junno Arocho Esteves
June 2, 2020
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Much like the coronavirus pandemic, racism is a “spiritual” virus that has spread throughout the world and must be eradicated, said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

St. Joseph Church in Fullerton celebrated outdoor Mass on the parish soccer field May 31 as part of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s reopening plan following months of quarantine due to the coronavirus. A combined 750 people attended the 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Masses. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Feast of Pentecost marks return of public worship in Baltimore Archdiocese

Paul McMullen
June 1, 2020
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Churches in Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Harford and Washington counties opened liturgies to the public, albeit at one-third capacity, per Archdiocese of Baltimore guidelines.

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