May 15, 2020

Churches, chaplains, nuns have unexpected role in COVID-19 crisis

OSV News May 15, 2020

In a nation where the faithful are not allowed to assemble for Mass, one church in northern Italy is full. The Church of All Saints in Bergamo — located in a cemetery in Italy’s hardest-hit Lombardy region — has had ...

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COVID-19 does what war couldn’t: churches closed in Syria

OSV News May 15, 2020

Cardinal Mario Zenari, the nuncio to Syria, said he is raising special prayers these days to Sts. Cosmas and Damian, fourth-century physicians who offered free care for the sick in Syria.

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Eucharist: Jesus Always With Us

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 15, 2020

The majority of weekday Masses that I attended in the 1950s were “Low Masses” that involved no singing.

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Christ's crucifixion is depicted in the chapel reredos at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, N.Y. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Lenten Penance: Getting Back on Track

Albert Haase, OFM May 15, 2020

Our understanding of penance is based on our understanding of sin.

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Pope Francis blesses a young fan | Photo: Paul Haring

Encounters with Pope Francis

Tom Hoopes May 15, 2020

And even that wasn’t the worst. “I was really emotional in a moment where really no one saw,” Boehner said in a press conference.

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Embracing Advent

Kathy Coffey May 15, 2020

At the heart of Advent are these key themes: attention, trust, and celebration.

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