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Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis prays in front of the Blessed Sacrament at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul March 27, 2020. Minnesota bishops announced May 20 that they are moving forward with plans to reopen Mass, defying current state limitations requiring 10 or fewer people at faith-based gatherings. (CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)

Minnesota bishops not waiting for governor, resuming larger Masses May 26

Maria Wiering
May 21, 2020
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Minnesota’s bishops are moving ahead with plans to resume Masses at one-third church capacity May 26, a plan that defies current state directives limiting faith-based gatherings to 10 or fewer people.

Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph of Medaille, is seen in Anaheim, Calif., in this 2016 file photo. She and other opponents of the death penalty spoke out against the May 19, 2020, execution of Walter Barton in Missouri, citing evidence of his innocence. (CNS photo/J.D. Long-Garcia, The Tidings)

Death penalty opponents decry first execution carried out amid pandemic

Carol Zimmermann
May 20, 2020
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Catholic advocates against the death penalty spoke out against Missouri’s May 19 execution of a death-row inmate, Walter Barton, whose death by lethal injection was the first execution to happen during the pandemic.

Daniel Kelly, No. 45, holds the plaque signifying Calvert Hall’s third straight Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship in lacrosse. He expected to lead the Cardinals to an unprecedented fourth straight title this spring. (CR File)

Elite high school athletes reflect on season in which coronavirus was the only winner

Jeff Seidel
May 19, 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic has affected American society in countless ways. Among those impacted have been high school athletes, including elite seniors.

Monsignor Joseph Luca, pastor of St. Louis in Clarksville and St. Francis of Assisi, Fulton, enjoys a "socially distant parade" organized by parishioners to recognize the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. (Courtesy St. Louis, Clarksville/St. Francis of Assisi, Fulton)

Parishes plan for reopening

Christopher Gunty
May 18, 2020
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The Archdiocese of Baltimore started Phase I of its reopening plan May 15, allowing churches to be open for private prayer and adoration. Parishes may offer the sacraments of reconciliation and baptism, and funeral and wedding Masses may be held with a limit of 10 attendees.

This is the prayer card the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development published to mark the fifth anniversary May 24 of Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si' on Care for Our Common Home." (CNS photo/Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development)

Vatican listens to ‘cry of poor, cry of the Earth’ during pandemic

Cindy Wooden
May 18, 2020
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Pope Francis’ vision of “integral human development” and “integral ecology” involves identifying the connections between the condition of human beings and the condition of the environment, said Cardinal Peter Turkson.

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