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April 8, 2020

Bishops Can Do More to Provide Sacraments Despite Coronavirus Fears, Open Letter Claims, by Kevin Jones

By Kevin Jones, CNA - In the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, the nationwide shutdown of Catholic churches has halted regular Mass attendance and impeded access to other sacraments for the Catholic faithful. Now, some Catholics have endorsed an open letter asking the Catholic bishops to do everything possible to make the sacraments more available… “We don’t absolutely need to have the Eucharist, but we want to be in the presence of the Eucharist, we want to have Mass said. We want adoration, we want processions, we want all these things,” she told CNA April 2, describing the goals of the open letter and its supporters.

April 8, 2020

From Wuhan to You and … by Terence P. Jeffrey

By Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews - Since the first few Americans returned from Wuhan unwittingly carrying this virus, the situation has dramatically escalated. As of Tuesday, the CDC estimated there were 374,329 COVID-19 cases in the United States and 12,064 COVID-19 deaths… "So," Pompeo told Perkins on March 24, "Every day that the Chinese Communist Party sat on this information and didn't do the right thing, and instead punished doctors who were attempting to alert the world about what was taking place there in Wuhan, increased the number of people who would be exposed, and thereby put all of us all around the world — and the Chinese people as well — put them at unnecessary risk, too."

April 8, 2020

Keeping the ‘Catholic’ in Catholic Distance Learning, by Patrick Reilly

By Patrick Reilly, National Catholic Register - Faithful Catholic schools are far better for Catholics than public schools. But how do they maintain their distinctive advantage when students are forced to stay home?... In important ways, Catholic schools are doing just that with the help of students’ parents. And in this time of anxiety and isolation, the special character of Catholic schools is more important than ever….

April 8, 2020

Pell Acquittal Exposes Vatican Hypocrisy, by Bradley Eli

By Bradley Eli, M.Div., Ma.Th., Church Militant - Pope Francis is praying for those who are persecuted by an unjust sentence. He did so shortly after news broke that Australia's High Court acquitted Cdl. George Pell of sex abuse… Without mentioning Pell's name in his homily at Casa Santa Marta on Tuesday Francis said, "I would like to pray today for all the people who suffer an unjust sentence because of aggressive persistence [against them]."… The approach the Vatican took regarding Pell's having to stand trial in Australia was not in step with the approach it's taken in the case of other prelates accused of corruption, who were shielded by diplomatic immunity.