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A statue of St. Aloysius Gonzaga carrying a plague victim in his arms is seen on the campus of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., in this undated photo. Born in 1568 to an aristocratic family in Italy, St. Aloysius was accepted into the novitiate of the Society of Jesus in Rome in 1585 and died in 1591 while caring for the sick and dying of the plague days before his 23rd birthday. He was canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726. (CNS photo/courtesy Gonzaga University)

Faith

During plague, Catholic Church called on saints for help, healing

Carol Zimmermann|Apr 2, 2020|6 Min Read

Knight of Columbus Jose Escobar purchases food for a homebound senior as part of the new "Hearts to Serve" initiative. (Archdiocese of Los Angeles)

New hotline, volunteer effort for LA’s neediest prepares for long haul amid pandemic

R.W. Dellinger|Apr 2, 2020|6 Min Read

Homeless people get settled in a temporary parking lot shelter at the Cashman Center in Las Vegas March 30, 2020, with spaces marked for social distancing to help slow the spread of COVID-19. At the start of the April 2 Mass in the chapel at his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, Pope Francis said he was struck by a similar photo in a local newspaper. (CNS photo/Steve Marcus, Reuters)

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, pope prays for homeless, cites newspaper photo

Junno Arocho Esteves|Apr 2, 2020|3 Min Read

In one of former papal photographer Arturo Mari's famous photos, he shows Pope John Paul II celebrating his final international World Youth Day in Toronto in 2002. April 2, 2020, is the 15th anniversary of the pope's death in 2005. (CNS photo/Arturo Mari)

Faith

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

Carol Glatz|Apr 2, 2020|3 Min Read

Crucifix inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. (Lauren Cater/CNA)

Good Friday Holy Land collection moved to September due to coronavirus

Hannah Brockhaus|Apr 2, 2020|3 Min Read

A woman near El Paso, Texas, walks on the international border bridge with Mexico March 13, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has increased burdens on immigrants without legal status. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Pandemic adds increasing burdens on immigrants without legal status

Rhina Guidos|Apr 1, 2020|4 Min Read

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|Apr 1, 2020|3 Min Read

Pilgrims rest beside an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec. 11, 2018, the eve of her feast day at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The Latin American bishops' council, CELAM, and the Mexican bishops' conference announced plans to consecrate Latin America and the Caribbean to Our Lady of Guadalupe on Easter, April 12, 2020. (CNS/Carlos Jasso, Reuters)

World

CELAM calls for act of consecration to Our Lady of Guadalupe on Easter

David Agren|Apr 1, 2020|2 Min Read

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and president of Caritas Internationalis, prepares for Mass March 25, 2020, in the sacristy of the Pontifical Filipino College in Rome. Celebrating Mass at the college a few days later, Cardinal Tagle raised the possibility of declaring a "jubilee" of debt forgiveness because of the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/courtesy of Father Alfonso Alojipan)

Faith

Declare a jubilee: Pandemic is time to forgive debts, cardinal suggests

Cindy Wooden|Apr 1, 2020|4 Min Read

A woman wearing a protective face mask kisses a cross as she prays from the window of her home in Turin, Italy, March 25, 2020. (CNS photo/Massimo Pinca, Reuters)

Tragedy, contingency, and a deeper sense of God

Bishop Robert Barron|Apr 1, 2020|4 Min Read

An Indian health worker sprays disinfectant on the luggage of migrant workers and labourers along with their families stuck in New Delhi, India, March 29. (Yawar Nazir/Getty Images via CNA)

World

Indian bishop condemns 'shocking' disinfectant spray of migrant workers

Catholic News Agency|Mar 31, 2020|3 Min Read

An indigenous man from the Pataxo ethnic group is seen in Sao Joaquim de Bicas, Brazil, March 25, 2020. (CNS photo/Washington Alves, Reuters)

World

Catholic leaders urge governments to protect indigenous during pandemic

Barbara J. Fraser|Mar 31, 2020|4 Min Read

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