Those who laud scientific advancement as the sine qua non of human civilization should take note of how easily the most industrial and scientifically advanced nations in the history of humanity were ...

VATICAN CITY — As more Catholics around the world find themselves unable to receive the Eucharist due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis provided an example of a spiritual communion prayer that ...

When the churches closed for public worship last year at the outset of the pandemic, we livestreamed Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, New Jersey, where I live in ...

With public Masses suspended in many U.S. dioceses due to the outbreak of COVID-19, many bishops and pastors have suggested that Catholics can benefit from increased personal prayer, and watching a ...

Editor's note: Since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, Catholic churches around the world have adopted different ways of celebrating Masses and ...

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican March 10, 2020. (Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media.) Listen ROME — Public Masses are banned ...

When the coronavirus pandemic hit Houston, Christ the Good Shepherd Catholic Community got creative. Masses were moved to livestream on Facebook, and children continued their faith formation on Zoom.

Pope Francis has urged Catholics to celebrate a ‘spiritual communion’ without the bread and wine during COVID-19 social distancing. Other church leaders have imposed a ‘eucharistic fast.’ On Sundays ...

A Catholic worshipper using protective gloves prays with a rosary beads at the Santa Maria de Cana parish in Pozuelo de Alarcon, outskirts Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 15, 2020. Pope Francis has ...