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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, records a video for New York City's Regis High School graduates of 2020. Fauci is a 1958 graduate of Regis. (CNS/screen grab from JesuitsEast.org)

Fauci to Jesuit high school graduates: ‘We will get through this’

Carol Zimmermann
May 15, 2020
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is used to addressing the country about steps to contain the coronavirus, but in mid-May he spoke directly to graduates of the nation’s 60 Jesuit high schools with words of encouragement and congratulations.

Corn farmer Aroldo Antonio Linares Jacome shows some of his crop at his San Jose La Arada, Guatemala, farm Sept. 10, 2019, using a proven practice of managing soil to manage water and increase yields. As acute hunger is expected to double in vulnerable populations because of the coronavirus pandemic, CRS launched an advocacy campaign May 14, 2020, to raise awareness about the world's hungriest people. (CNS Photo/Katlyn Holland, Catholic Relief Services)

CRS unveils hunger awareness campaign as pandemic hinders access to food

Dennis Sadowski
May 15, 2020
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As tens of millions more people are at risk of acute hunger because of the global coronavirus pandemic, Catholic Relief Services is embarking on a campaign to raise awareness, advocate and raise funds to head off the brewing crisis.

The tabernacle chapel can be seen behind closed doors inside the main sanctuary April 30 at St. Francis de Sales Church in Abingdon. The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced May 14 that a first phase of reopening parishes will begin May 15. A second phase, which includes the possibilty of public Masses, begins May 30-31. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Baltimore Archdiocese announces start dates for Phases I and II of reopening

Christopher Gunty
May 14, 2020
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The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced it will start Phase I of its reopening plan May 15 at 5 p.m., allowing churches to be open for private prayer and adoration. Parishes may offer the sacrament of reconciliation and funeral and wedding Masses may be held with a limit of 10 attendees.

NFL quarterback Philip Rivers is introduced May 8, 2020, as the head football coach in-waiting at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Ala. He signed a one-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts during the offseason and will take over the St. Michael football program after he retires. (CNS photo/Rob Herbst, The Catholic Week)

Once he retires, NFL quarterback to coach at Catholic high school

Catholic News Service
May 14, 2020
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Philip Rivers said he fulfilled one childhood dream by playing quarterback in the NFL. He’ll soon fulfill another by coaching high school football.

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington is seen in a relatively quiet state May 13, 2020, since it's temporarily closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The land where the shrine now sits was blessed during a special Mass on the site May 16, 1920. The cornerstone was laid Sept. 23, 1920, but the Great Depression and World War II delayed completion of the church until 1959. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

National shrine in Washington celebrates two 100-year milestones this year

Catholic News Service
May 14, 2020
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On May 16, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington — the largest Catholic church in North America and one of the 10 largest churches in the world — marks the 100th anniversary of the blessing of the land on which it was built.

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