RELIGIOUS CHALLENGES

COVID-19 takes toll on Catholic clergy in hard-hit countries
 by Luis Andres Henao and Jessie Wardarski The Associated Press

Brazil’s bishops urge investigation of country’s COVID-19 vaccine purchases
 by Lise Alves Catholic News Service

With Pope Francis’ blessing, Catholics pressed Biden White House to waive vaccine patents
 by Claire Giangravé and Jack Jenkins Religion News Service

Covid-19: Bishops of Costa Rica announce Day of Prayer. The Bishops of Costa Rica organize a Day of Prayer this 22 April for all those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
 by Vatican News

Countering Catholic misinformation about vaccines
 by Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk The Boston Pilot

'How many of us will be left?' Catholic nuns face loss, pain
 by Matt Sedensky The Associated Press

Bishops conference condemns Peru vaccine scandal
 by Catholic News Agency

Cardinal says Vatican employees could lose jobs for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
 by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency

Faith and the COVID-19 vaccine: ‘The scientific community has a storytelling problem’.The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, a Buddhist monk ordained by the Dalai Lama, on the impact and challenges of the pandemic.
 by Julie Schonfeld Religion Mews Service

Vatican urges equal access to vaccines amid production delay
 by Elise Ann Allen Crux

Pandemic forces changes to Roman Curia’s annual Lenten retreat
 by Courtney Mares CNA

Homeless people receive Covid-19 vaccine in the Vatican
 by Michele Raviart & Linda BordoniVatican News

Rome priest chronicles ministering while sick with COVID-19
 by Carol Glatz Catholic News Service/ UCA News

Pope Francis suggests people have moral obligation to take coronavirus vaccine
 by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Register

Holy Spirit sister who survived COVID-19 donates plasma to save others
 by Saji Thomas Global Sisters Report

Pope on COVID-19 vaccine: Needy, vulnerable must come first
 by Frances D/Emilio Associated Press

Kirk Cameron Condemns "Mask Gestapo" While Publicizing COVID-Spreading...
 by Beth Stronenurder Patheos

COVID’s Toll on the Orthodox Christian Church .Denial and defiance among the clergy have led to deaths.
 by George E. Demacopoulos Commonweal

Holy See: 'Covid-19 vaccines must be accessible to all.'. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič highlights the need for intensified international cooperation and multilateral efforts to fully respect fundamental human rights and guarantee accessibility to the Covid-19 vaccine for all.
 by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News

An exclusive essay by Pope Francis on a ‘personal Covid,’ his exile in Argentina
 by Pope Francis America

43 Catholic priests have died in Italy’s 2nd wave of coronavirus
 by Hannah Brockhaus CNA/The Catholic World Report

Covid: the deception of selfishness, the force of compassion
 by Vatican News

Anglican leaders in call for “equitable” global access to Covid-19 vaccines after online meeting
 by Anglican News

Kenya: Missionaries responding to Covid-19
 by Matt Moran  Independent Catholic News

General Audience Closes to Public After Positive Case of COVID-19
 by Junno Arocho Esteves CNS/The Tablet

Trump evangelical advisers exposed to COVID-19 flout CDC guidelines, preach in public,  A number of high-profile Christian leaders attended recent Washington, D.C., events with people who have since tested positive for COVID-19. Some have chosen to quarantine out of precaution, but others continue to travel and even to preach in front of their congregations.
 by Jack Jenkins and  Emily McFarla  Religion News Service

Pope urges political leaders to ensure coronavirus vaccines get to poor nations
 by Associated Press/Crux

Priest’s 100-mile bike ride raises COVID-19 aid for parish — and hope
 by Administrator  Catholic News Service

Pelosi to church: 'Follow science' on COVID-19 restrictions
 by Lisa Mascaro National Catholic Reporter

Covid-19: Building a healthier future
 byVatican News

Jared Kushner Not Sure Why You Chickenshits Are So “Hysterical” About a Virus That’s Killed 195,000 Americans
 by Vanity Fair

COVID deniers invoke Pope Benedict, burn image of Francis at Rome rally
 by Crux Staff Crux

COVID-19 has killed more law enforcement officers this year than all other causes combined
 by Harmeet Kaur The Philadelphia Tribune

Meng Foon: Racist stereotypes on the rise in the age of Covid-19
 by CathNews New Zealand

COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a dangerous providentialism among Catholics
 by Rebecca Bratten Weiss National Catholics Reporter

John MacArthur claimed there is 'no pandemic.' He was politicizing science, experts say
 by Yonat Shimron  Religion News Service

Vatican official: ‘Radical’ response needed for ‘radical’ COVID-19 crisis
 by Inés San Martín Crux

Philippine bishops honor medical staff on Heroes' Day. Doctors and nurses taking care of Covid-19 patients are modern-day heroes, they say
 by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News

Virus mask refusals driven not just by politics. It’s religion, too.
 by Rick Snederer Patheos

Vatican publishes book containing Pope Francis’s “lockdown” homilies. Vatican Publishing House publishes downloadable .pdf publication containing Pope Francis’s daily homilies from Casa Santa Marta and prayers suggested for the Coronavirus pandemic.
 by Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp  Vatican News

Father James Martin: Wearing a mask is pro-life
 by  Father James Martin. S.J. America

Indian bishop accused of rape tests positive for COVID-19 after bail cancelled
 by Nirmala Carvalho Crux

RIP Archbishop Moses Costa - Death of Bangladesh Archbishop due to COVID-19 - at Age 70
 by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World

Cardinal Dolan Blesses Ashes of Mexican Nationals Who Died of COVID-19
 by  Rhina Guidos CNA/The Tablet

As a Sufi singer, I believe the sounds of world religions can cultivate compassion during COVID-19
 by Shumaila Hemani UCA News

The Muslim bereaved cruelly deprived of closure by coronavirus
 by Nazia Parveen The Guardian

Centuries-old Marian procession falls victim to Covid-19. Philippine bishop begs for understanding from millions of devotees for canceling 300-year-old religious festival
 by Joseph Peter CallejaUCA News

Priests are on front lines of COVID-19 as they minister to the sick, dying
 by Rick SnizekCatholic News Service/Crux

Bangladesh archbishop critically ill with Covid-19
 by Robin Gomes VaticanNews

Fr. Michael McGivney: Coronavirus victim and soon-to-be Blessed. Looking for a saint in these Covid-19-troubled times? Look no further than Venerable Fr. Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, who died during a coronavirus pandemic in 1890.
 by Devin WatkinsVaticanNews Service

Cardinal Cupich: How Vatican II can help us navigate the politics of a pandemic
 by Blase J. Cupich   America

Covid-19: US Bishops demand aid for poor and vulnerable
 by Vatican News

How One Priest Is Helping African-Americans Cope With COVID-19
 by Paula Katinas and Currents News Staff NetTV

NY priest on virus front lines with embattled congregation
 by John Minchillo Associated Press/Crux

Cardinal Turkson: Vatican mobilising Church’s “whole network of charity and solidarity” to tackle COVID-19
 by Mada Jurado Novena News

Pope creates coronavirus commission to respond to pandemic
 by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/Crux

COVID-19 takes toll on Maryknoll religious community in New York
 by Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service/Global Sisters Report

Pope Francis speaks with FrenchPresident Macron about coronavirus, international debt relief
 by Gerard O’Connell  America

103-year-old nun is Ireland’s oldest COVID-19 survivor
 by IrishCentral Staff Irish Central

Gift drive for the children of Muslim inmates seeks to serve the ‘hidden ummah’
 by Aysha Khan Religion News Service

English bishops urge a ‘criteria of fairness’ when assessing care for COVID-19 patients
 by Charles Collins Crux

Carmelite nuns get thousands of followers as they TikTok through the COVID-19 pandemic
 by Katholiek Nieuwsblad Crux

Vatican donates ventilators to hospitals in Syria, sets up emergency fund
 by Catholic News Service/Crux

Help people regardless of faith, says Cardinal Coutts
 by UCA News reporterUCA News

Special Covid-19 care sought for Bhopal disaster survivor
 by UCA News reporterUCA News

As Ramadan nears, prisons urged to accommodate faith needs during pandemic
 by Aysha KhanReligion News Service

Covid-19: Pope calls to express his closeness to New Yorkers
 by Robin Gomes Vatican News

Caritas supporting local Churches in fighting Covid-19
 by Devin Watkins Vatican News

Priests Talk of Isolation During Crisis
 by Paula KatinasThe Tablet

Covid-19: Archbishop Hinder appeals for ceasefire in Yemen
 by Linda BordoniVaticanNews Agency

African Catholic bishops emphasize hope amid COVID-19
 by Fredrick Nzwili The Catholic World Report

India charges Muslim leader with culpable homicide for coronavirus surge
 by Sanjeev Miglani and  Aftab Ahmed Reuters

East European Catholics draw lockdown parallels with communist rule
 by Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service/Crux

Bishop allows doctors to give Communion to coronavirus patients
 by Junno Arocho EstevesCatholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

Pope thanks detainees, prison workers for Good Friday meditation
 by Christopher WellsVaticanNews

Chicago Priests Volunteer and Train to Give Last Rites to COVID-19 Patients by The Tablet Staff The Tablet

Cardinal: 'Our faith needs to kick in' amid pandemic crisis
 by Mark Pattison Catholic News Service

Chinese Catholics give food to pandemic-hit Filipinos
 by UCA News reporter  UCANews.com

Church in South Africa supports government’s COVID-19 efforts, archbishop says
 by Crux Staff Crux

Dominicans donate 60 beds to a Michigan overflow facility for COVID-19
 by Daniel Meloy Catholic News Service/Crux

Pope prays for priests who have died serving sick in pandemic
 by Independent Catholic News

Pope Francis attacks Hitler-style populists
 by UCANews reporter UCANews.com

‘A Time of Great Uncertainty’. An Interview with Pope Francis
 by Austen Ivereigh Commonweal

Pope says pandemic a chance to ‘see’ the poor and rethink production, consumption
 by Inés San Martín Crux

Sister Helen Prejean spending COVID-19 quarantine advocating for prisoners by Christopher White Crux

Coronavirus and the Talmud
 by Adam Kirsh Tablet Magazine

Dutch monasteries face financial crisis due to COVID-19 lockdown
 by Katholiek Nieuwsblad Crux

India’s Bombay Archdiocese urges cremation of coronavirus victims
 by Robin Gomes  Vatican News

Sikh volunteer group delivering food to the self-isolated
 by CathNews New Zealand

Monks offer free caskets amid coronavirus
 by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report

Coronavirus and the Talmud
 by Adam Kirsh  Tablet

The church after coronavirus: new understandings of social mission
 by Heidi Schlumpf, Michael Sean Winters, Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter

With Courage and Conviction, Little Sisters of the Poor Face Coronavirus Threat
 by Mary Rose ShortNational Catholics Register

Papacies in Lockdown. How does the pandemic compare to crises of the past?
 by Massimo Faggioli Commonweal

Rabbi Addresses Concerns Over Virus Spread in Orthodox Communities
 by Currents News Staff Currents/New Evangelization Television (NET)

Rabbi Brad on Finding God in the Midst of Fear
 byTeam Busted Halo   Busted Halo

Analysis: Policy and pastoral leadership in a time of crisis
 by JD Flynn and Ed Condon  CNA/The Catholic World Report

Barna President Tells CBN News Online Church Attendance Up, Giving Down, Right Before First Digital Easter in History
 by Jennifer Wishon CBN News

Coronavirus: Cardinal Tagle urges "forgiveness of debt” of poor countries
 by Robin GomesVaticanNews

Pope Francis to those isolated because of the coronavirus: ‘United to Christ, we are never alone’
 by Gerard O’Connell America

Pope Francis Prays the Church Will Welcome the Homeless During Coronavirus
 by Hannah BrockhausCNA/National Catholic Register

Marta on Saturday morning is for all those experiencing hunger as a result of the measures to contain the coronavirus.
 by Sr Bernadette M. Reis, fsp Vatican News

Police raids on Italian churches raise religious freedom concerns
 by Elise Ann Allen Crux

Catholic aid worker calls on leaders to be ‘factual, accurate’ after chloroquine overdose in Nigeria
 by Crux Staff  Crux

What it’s like to be a hospital chaplain during Covid-19
 by Michael J. O’Loughlin America

Be Grateful for the Gift of Televised Mass on EWTN
 by Michael Warsawer National Catholic Reporter

Sisters in health care, advocacy and immigration respond to expanding needs of coronavirus situation
 by Dan Stockman  National Catholic Reporter

Pope defends priests, religious who brave pandemic to serve the poor against ‘elite mentality’
 by Elise Ann Allen Crux

New York cardinal hopes coronavirus crisis stirs ‘newfound respect’ for life by Christopher White Crux

Argentina’s president calls in priests to help prepare slums for COVID-19 by Inés San Martín Crux

Vatican monsignor tests positive for Covid-19
 by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/UCANews,com

Pope Francis Donates 30 Ventilators to Hospitals Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
 by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register

When Coronavirus and Moral Relativism Collide
 by Jennifer Roback Morse  National Catholic Register

Anglican Alliance consults churches and agencies on Coronavirus response
 by Anglican Community News Service

Coronavirus ethics begins with a recognition of our limitations
 by Kevin W. Wildes America

Catholic missionaries warn that Brazil’s indigenous people are at high risk from coronavirus
 By  Eardo Campos Lima America

Pope Francis and the response to coronavirus
 by Andrea Gagliarducci MondayVatican

Forget me not: Prison ministry faces challenges of global pandemic
 by Jnno Arocho Esteves  Catholic News Service/America

The Virus – and Other Moral Hazards
 by Hadley Arkes  The Catholic Thing

Caring more for each other could have ameliorated the pandemic. It’s not too late.
 by Thomas Reese Religion News Service

Orthodox Jewish leaders unite against the coronavirus
 by Elana Schor Religion News Service

Coronavirus Tracker: Vatican allows general absolution, new ways of being church
 by Joshua J. McElwee and Jesse Remedios National Catholic Reporter

The coronavirus is upending thousands of years of Jewish tradition
 by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service

Pope Francis authorizes plenary indulgences and general absolution as coronavirus crisis escalates
 by Gerard O’Connell America

Pope at Mass prays for those who have died because of the virus
 by Vatican News

Examen for Life During Covid 19
 by Susan Haarmen Ignation Spirituality Network

As religious groups weigh virus response, Samaritan’s Purse donates a field hospital
 by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service’

Tell Liberty University trustees Fire Jerry Falwell
 by Faithful America

Papal Almoner: Vatican services for the poor continue despite coronavirus
 by Devin Watkins Vatican News

What Islamic hygienic practices can teach when coronavirus is spreading
 by Rose Asian Religion News Service

Feeling our Vulnerability
 by Father Joseph Chamblain, O.S.M., Profiles in Catholicism

Pandemic a time of understanding value of brotherhood, cardinal says
 by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/Crux

Coronavirus, social distancing and the company of the faith
 by Massimo Faggioli National Catholic Reporter

Influential Evangelical Calls Out Trump’s ‘Sloppy & Dangerous’ Coronavirus Lies
 by Ed Mazza HuffPost

Little Sisters of the Poor ramping up protections for elderly over coronavirus
 by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report

Liberal Christian group calls on TV networks and Roku to drop Bakker show
 by Gregory J. Holman Springfield News-Leader

Cardinal close to pope says modern-day ‘plague’ boosts ‘Culture of Life’
 by Inés San Martín Crux

Vatican expresses closeness to those affected by coronavirus. In a message, the Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life is inviting all to face the emergency with seriousness, serenity and courage.
 by Robin Gomes Vatican News Service

Latin Mass Society say no to Communion in the hand after Bishops' Coronavirus guidelines
 by Independent Catholic News

N.Y. attorney general to televangelist Jim Bakker: Stop peddling unproven coronavirus cures
 by Julie Zauzmer The Washington Post/Religion News Service

The Spirituality of Coronavirus
 by Dwight Lee Wolter Patheos

Lourdes shrine closes healing pools as precaution against coronavirus
 by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/Angelus

Archdiocese releases guidelines amid coronavirus concerns
 by Angelus StaffAngelus

CSPI Urges FDA Enforcement Action on Televangelist Jim Bakker’s Fake Coronavirus “Cure”
 by Center for Science in the Public Interest