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A dark and empty St. Margaret Church in Bel Air can be seen from the side entrance of the Harford County parish April 30. The Archdiocese of Baltimore is developing a plan to reopen parishes safely. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Archdiocese of Baltimore develops plans for reopening

George P. Matysek Jr.
April 30, 2020
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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.

Healthcare workers supporting the COVID-19 field hospital at the Baltimore Convention Center listen to Archbishop William E. Lori and other interfaith leaders offer blessings at the downtown site April 20. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

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

Tim Swift
April 30, 2020
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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.

A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate to be used in the Phase 1 clinical trial is displayed at the Clinical Biomanufacturing Facility in Oxford, England, April 2, 2020. (CNS photo/Sean Elias, handout via Reuters) See COVID-ANSCOMBE-VACCINE April 29, 2020.

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

Simon Caldwell
April 30, 2020
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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.

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Oakland Bishop Michael C. Barber, chair of the USCCB committee of Catholic Education, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan and Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley are seen in this composite photo. (CNS composite; photos by Bob Roller, Paul Haring, Gregory A. Shemitz)

Catholic leaders press Trump to support aid to schools during pandemic

Catholic News Service
April 29, 2020
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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.

A painting of the Assumption adorns the inner dome of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. (CR file)

Archbishop Lori to offer consecration prayers entrusting United States to Mary

George P. Matysek Jr.
April 28, 2020
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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

Pope John Paul I is pictured at the Vatican in 1978. The Vatican announced April 28, 2020, that Pope Francis approved the establishment of the John Paul I Vatican Foundation to preserve and promote the writings, thinking, example and study of "the smiling pope." (CNS photo/Arturo Mari, L'Osservatore Romano)

Pope approves foundation promoting example, works of Pope John Paul I

Carol Glatz
April 28, 2020
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Pope Francis approved the establishment of the John Paul I Vatican Foundation to preserve and promote the writings, thinking, example and study of “the smiling pope.”

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