COVID-19

We join our partners, the Assumptionists, and their religious and academic communities at Assumption University, to pray for those who have died from Covid-19 in this prayer service on March 16, 7pm Eastern. Go to the Assumption…

QUESTION: During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Catholic families are coping with the lack of a funeral Mass for a deceased loved one. I don’t think a future memorial Mass carries the same weight as a proper funeral Mass. What can I do? I not…

Pope Francis slowly made his way up the steps to the place in St. Peter's Square where he usually presides at the general audience. Alone, he listened to the Gospel reading. Alone, he prayed before the icon of the Virgin Mary, Salus Populi…

Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic Pope Francis has announced that he will give an extraordinary blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) at 6 p.m. Rome time March 27. The formal blessing — usually given only immediately after…

During the COVID-19 crisis, we recommend the following resources to strengthen your faith during these challenging times. These materials have ebook versions. Lent with the Saints Wisdom from the Church's Holy Ones by Connie Clark (Creative…

There are two ways to look at what is happening in the United States and across the world with the coronavirus pandemic. You can see it as a massive panic bordering on overreaction as people cut each other off out of fear. Or you can see it…

During the current health crisis caused by COVID-19, Bayard, Inc., Catholic Digest's parent company, is providing the texts of the Sunday liturgies free of charge as an aid to worship, especially for those who cannot attend Sunday liturgies…

Pope Francis, via Vatican News, offers this prayer during the COVID-19 crisis: O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick. At the foot of the cross you…

Pope Francis prayed that priests would find the courage to visit those who are sick during the coronavirus epidemic, while also keeping themselves and others safe. During a live broadcast of his daily morning Mass, the pope again prayed for…