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Turin Shroud to be displayed via livestream on Holy Saturday amid pandemic

TURIN, Italy — Catholics around the world will be invited to pray virtually before the Turin Shroud on Holy Saturday as the world struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic, church officials have said.
As pandemic grows, a family wishes its essential worker could stay home

WASHINGTON — Before Juan Vasquez says goodbye to wife Tanya Granillo de Vasquez and 1-year-old son Robert as he goes off to work each morning, the three gather and then the husband and wife pray.
US bishops: Jesus' Sacred Heart is open for you, despite 'bitter affliction' of coronavirus

WAHINGTON — The novel coronavirus pandemic's effects on victims and the closure of churches have deeply pained the Catholic faithful and clergy, but Holy Week is a time to join together to seek God's mercy and love in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, said Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Pope on Palm Sunday: Life, measured by love, is meant to serve others

VATICAN CITY — With a small procession down the vast and empty central nave of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis began the first of a series of Holy Week liturgies celebrated without the presence of the faithful from the general public.
Sin starts with giving in to small temptations, Pope Francis warns

VATICAN CITY — Before we commit a sin, there were usually small temptations which we let grow in our soul, eventually making excuses for ourselves and our fall, Pope Francis said during Mass April 4.
Googling 'prayer' has skyrocketed with coronavirus spread, expert says

ROME — Google searches for "prayer" have surged worldwide in step with the surge of emerging cases of COVID-19, according to a European researcher.
Nationwide service launched to report sexual misconduct involving bishops

If a bishop commits sexual abuse or fails to handle a report properly, a new national system is in place to make him accountable.
Advocate for sex trafficking victims to publish study

Brian Willis, a member of St. Mary Cathedral in Northwest Portland and longtime advocate for victims of sex trafficking and their children, is conducting an extensive study of victims around the globe. The goal is to further educate organizations, including Catholic Relief Services, about the plight of victims and to use the results to advocate for services.
Pope Francis: Reflect on the seven sorrows of Mary, our Mother

VATICAN CITY — It is good to think about the seven sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who freely accepted her calling to be the Mother of God and our mother, Pope Francis said during his daily Mass on April 3.
Coronavirus draws prayers to saints who cared for plague victims

WASHINGTON — Saints can get a bad rap because sometimes people assume they lived in deep piety removed from the burdens of everyday life. But a quick look at the saints known for their ministry to the poor and outcast, the sick and dying, particularly during times of plagues, casts these men and women in a different light.
Rite of Election, Call to Continuing Conversion brings hundreds closer to their spiritual home

Every year an ancient rite anticipates the newest souls in the Catholic Church.
Amid canceled fundraisers, agency sees increased need for food

SPRINGFIELD — Catholic Community Services of Lane County has enacted emergency schedules at its Eugene and Springfield Community Service Centers. Both sites will continue to provide food boxes Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9 a.m. – noon.
Youths convened to consider vocations

SALEM — Before big gatherings and schools were closed down because of the coronavirus, the Archdiocese of Portland vocations committee and the Serra Club held a vocations rally at St. Joseph School here. About 150 students from 10 Catholic schools attended March 11.
Pitching in during the pandemic: Service runs in the family

Jerry Quinn and his son Patrick can be found nearly every day in the doorway of Blanchet House of Hospitality handing out meals to people waiting in a long line stretching three city blocks.
From the monastery via video

No one can visit Mount Angel Abbey during the coronavirus shutdown. That’s why Abbot Jeremy Driscoll is bringing the quiet monastery to the world via technology.
The sewing sisters of St. Mary of Oregon

BEAVERTON — Mary Garcia, supervisor for environmental services at Maryville care facility, saw the warning signs of the coronavirus pandemic — and potential shortages of personal protective equipment — hitting close to home before most.
‘We’re in unknown territory’: Uncertainty follows parish and diocesan employee layoffs

Dawne Mechlinski, a 53-year-old widowed mother of four, is the kind of parish music minister who sticks around — she’s served at only three different parishes over the decades. Now she has no job.
St. John Paul showed how to face suffering by embracing God, Mary

VATICAN CITY — 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.
Mormons, Catholics cooperate on refugee ministry

In the effort to aid refugees in Oregon, the Archdiocese of Portland and the Mormons are best buddies.
Archbishop urges a view toward what really matters

Focus on what is truly important and what lasts — eternal life. That was the crux of a homily Archbishop Alexander Sample delivered March 29 in the depths of the coronavirus pandemic.

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