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Reliquaries are seen in front of a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at St. Anthony's Chapel in Pittsburgh June 22, 2011. Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will lead the nation in prayer at this time of the coronavirus on Good Friday, April 10, 2020. U.S. Catholics are invited to join him in praying the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus "to seek our Savior's healing and protection" at noon (EDT), 11 a.m. (CDT), 10 a.m. (MDT) and 9 a.m. (PDT). To participate and pray as one nation, go to https://lacatholics.org/sacred-heart or facebook.com/usccb. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)

USCCB president calls for national moment of prayer on Good Friday

Catholic News Service
April 4, 2020
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Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has invited U.S. Catholics to join him on Good Friday, April 10, to pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart at noon (EDT).

This is a section of a painting by French artist Josse Lieferinxe of an outbreak of the plague. (CNS photo/courtesy The Walters Art Museum)

Catholic Church responded to plagues with penance, prayers

Carol Zimmermann
April 4, 2020
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Although the coronavirus pandemic brings to mind plagues from centuries ago, both with quarantines, fast-spreading diseases and deaths, there is one big difference on the spiritual side: Today’s pandemic is not, save but a lone voice or two, described as God’s punishment on humanity.

Deacon Willard Witherspoon distributes Communion during a 2016 Mass at St. Peter Claver Church in Baltimore. Those unable to partake of the Blessed Sacrament are encouraged to make an act of "spiritual communion." (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Spiritual communion helps connect Catholics to Christ

George P. Matysek Jr.
April 2, 2020
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“It’s a sincere prayer saying that you believe that Jesus is present in the holy sacrament,” Father Poston explained, “and you desire to receive him and love him. But since you can’t, you invite Jesus to come into your heart and soul and be with you.”

St. John Paul II greets throngs of Poles waiting for a glimpse of their native son at the monastery of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa during his 1979 trip to Poland. April 2, 2020, is the 15th anniversary of the pope's death in 2005. (CNS photo/Chris Niedenthal)

St. John Paul showed how to face suffering by embracing God, Mary

Carol Glatz
April 2, 2020
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Remembering St. John Paul II and the 15th anniversary of his death, Pope Francis encouraged people to pray for his intercession and trust in Divine Mercy, especially during these “difficult days” of the coronavirus pandemic.

Palm Sunday liturgy, shown at Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus last year, is among those that will be shared online in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. (CR file)

Fear itself

Archbishop William E. Lori
April 2, 2020
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So often in Scripture Jesus says to his followers and to us, “Be not afraid.” He’s not asking us to ignore our problems or neglect our loved ones or deny our feelings. He is inviting us to rise above our feelings of fear, to encounter the greatness and glory of God, and in a spirit of humility and contrition to open our hearts to him, perhaps as never before.

A chalice is seen at a Catholic church in Bangkok Nov. 12, 2019, ahead of Pope Francis' visit. The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has approved a special "Mass in the Time of Pandemic" during the COVID-19 crisis. (CNS photo/Soe Zeya Tun, Reuters)

Vatican approves special ‘Mass in the Time of Pandemic’

Cindy Wooden
April 2, 2020
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The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has approved a special “Mass in the Time of Pandemic” to plead for God’s mercy and gift of strength in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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