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A person from inside the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Wash., peers through the blinds March 11, 2020. The Seattle-area nursing home is at the epicenter of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the United States. (CNS photo/Karen Ducey, Reuters)

Coronavirus leads to Mass suspension in Seattle, dispensation in Kentucky

Rhina Guidos
March 12, 2020
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The Archdiocese of Seattle became the first in the country to announce March 11 the temporary suspension of all public Masses to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Pope Francis is pictured near a Marian statue as he celebrates morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican March 11, 2020. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope composes prayer to Mary during coronavirus pandemic

Catholic News Service
March 11, 2020
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Here is a CNS translation of the prayer Pope Francis recited by video March 11 for a special Mass and act of prayer asking Mary to protect Italy and the world during of the coronavirus pandemic.

John Rhys-Davies stars in "I Am Patrick," a docudrama screening in theaters for two nights only, March 17 -- St. Patrick's Day -- and March 18. The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association. (CNS photo/courtesy CBN)

Movie Review: ‘I Am Patrick’

Sister Hosea Rupprecht
March 11, 2020
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The reasons the church continues to honor the Apostle of Ireland more than 1,500 years after his death shine forth in the film “I Am Patrick” (CBN), a docudrama screening in theaters for two nights only, March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day — and March 18.

St. Joseph and the infant Jesus are depicted in a stained-glass window at Immaculate Conception Church in Westhampton Beach, N.Y. The feast of St. Joseph is March 19. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

A good and upright man

Christopher Gunty
March 11, 2020
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Joseph is a strong role model for someone who accepts the will of the Lord and lives it out.

A man wearing a mask for protection from the coronavirus carries groceries in Rome March 10, 2020. Italy is in a state of lockdown with extreme measures imposed on the entire country to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Baltimore seminarian returns from Rome as Marylanders prepare for coronavirus threat

Tim Swift
March 11, 2020
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Deacon Justin Gough, a Baltimore seminarian studying in Rome, has just returned home after spending the last few weeks amid the serious outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Italy — an experience that has taught him not to panic but also not to underestimate the threat of Covid-19.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican March 10, 2020. For the second day this week the pope celebrated Mass without a small group of the faithful in order to avoid the risk of spreading the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope urges priests to tend to sick, health care workers during epidemic

Carol Glatz
March 10, 2020
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Pope Francis prayed that priests would find the courage to visit those who are sick and offer accompaniment to health care professionals and volunteers working during the coronavirus epidemic while also keeping themselves and others safe.

A man wearing a mask for protection from the coronavirus passes an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 10, 2020. The Vatican has closed St. Peter's Square and Basilica to tourists March 10 through April 3 in cooperation with Italian emergency procedures aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Vatican closes St. Peter’s Square, Basilica to tourists through April 3

Carol Glatz
March 10, 2020
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In cooperation with Italian emergency measures, the Vatican has closed St. Peter’s Square and Basilica to tourists starting March 10 through April 3.

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