Several U.S. dioceses set Pentecost as time to fully reopen
May 19, 2021 catholic news service
Deacon Peter Tonon distributes holy Communion in the parking lot of St. Ann Catholic Church in Charlotte, N.C., March 22, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Credit: CNS photo/SueAnn Howell, Catholic News Herald.)
Many Catholic dioceses and archdioceses across the country which closed their parish doors for a time at the start of the pandemic last year and have gradually opened them to limited occupancy in the past year are getting ready to fully reopen on the feast of Pentecost, May 23.
WASHINGTON Many Catholic dioceses and archdioceses across the country which closed their parish doors for a time at the start of the pandemic last year and have gradually opened them to limited occupancy in the past year are getting ready to fully reopen on the feast of Pentecost, May 23.
Washington cardinal leads worldwide rosary for end to COVID-19 pandemic
Washington cardinal leads worldwide rosary for end to COVID-19 pandemic
A woman holds a rosary at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington May 17, 2021. The rosary, led by Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, was part of a worldwide effort called by Pope Francis to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard)
By: Richard Szczepanowski
Date: May 17, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory led a recitation of rosary May 17, imploring Mary to “entrust to her Son” all those affected by the pandemic.
The Tablet May 17, 2021
WASHINGTON D.C. Today, at noon, Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington will lead up to 1,000 in-person faithful in a worldwide recitation of the rosary in response to Pope Francis’ call for a “marathon” of prayer in May “to ask for the end of the pandemic.”
Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory gives his homily at an Easter Mass April 4, 2021 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Photo: CNS/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)
Today’s rosary event will take place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Great Upper Church which can accommodate 1,000 people socially distanced. Other safety protocols, such as masks, will also be in place.
National Shrine to host May 17 worldwide praying of the rosary
May 10, 2021 catholic news service
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington is seen in Washington April 9, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (Credit: Tyler Orsburn/CNS.)
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will host a recitation of the rosary on Monday, May 17, at noon (EDT) as part of Pope Francis call for a worldwide marathon of rosaries for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will host a recitation of the rosary on Monday, May 17, at noon (EDT) as part of Pope Francis’ call for a worldwide marathon of rosaries for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington D.C., May 6, 2021 / 23:01 pm (CNA).
US President Joe Biden issued on Wednesday the annual proclamation of a National Day of Prayer, without mentioning any deity in it.
The May 5 statement says that “throughout our history, Americans of many religions and belief systems have turned to prayer for strength, hope, and guidance. Prayer has nourished countless souls and powered moral movements including essential fights against racial injustice, child labor, and infringement on the rights of disabled Americans.”
This year the National Day of Prayer is observed May 6.
In the proclamation Biden wrote that “today, we remember and celebrate the role that the healing balm of prayer can play in our lives and in the life of our Nation. As we continue to confront the crises and challenges of our time from a deadly pandemic, to the loss of lives and livelihoods in its wake, to a reckoning on racial justice, to the existential threat of climate change Americans of faith ca