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For some time now, we have been in combat against the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19.

When to wear them? Do they work?

Lent is a season of restoration. That may sound odd because we all know it is a time of atonement. But what is the goal of atonement? The restoration of God's love within us that has been blocked or kicked out by our errant ways.

The USCCB has released a Lectio Divina for the fourth week of Lent.

The Church in Africa, especially in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea, has plenty of experience in providing care and support in times of panic, worry, and uncertainty.

St. Charles Borromeo reminds us that troubled ages like this are times for Catholics united with Christ truly to shine.

The countries seem to have found the sweet spot between a 'it's just like the flu' reaction, and imposition of economically devastating lockdowns.

Bishop Barron's homily for March 15, 2020.

There is an interesting and inspiring parallel between the Soviet-era Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church and today's situation, as Catholics are now observing their Sundays largely in the privacy of their homes.

Earthly problems and resources are never our top priority, but they are a necessary concern, properly subordinated to our faith in God and spiritual welfare.

Corona was only 16 and gave her life to comfort a fellow Christian.

Throughout history, as humans spread across the world, infectious diseases have been a constant companion. Even in this modern era, outbreaks are nearly constant. Here are some of history's most deadly pandemics, from the Antonine Plague to COVID-19.

Hying has announced that public Masses would not be held in the Madison diocese's 102 parishes until further notice.

Pope Francis Tuesday warned Christians to avoid living in a "fog" of sadness, sloth, and complaining, instead of rejoicing in the spiritual healing they have received from Christ.

"When people need us, we satisfy their need for God," said Fr. Cesare Pluchinotta, a chaplain in Rome's primary hospital for Covid-19 patients.

At least 60 priests have died in Italy after contracting COVID-19. More than half of them were from the Diocese of Bergamo, a town outside of Milan in Lombardy.

There is a big difference between a bishop dispensing the faithful from attending Mass and a bishop cancelling all public Masses.

"A fasting of this kind — and of course it would have to be open to the Church's guidance and not arbitrary — could lead to a deepening of personal relationship with the Lord in the sacrament," Ratzinger wrote in Behold the Pierced One.

Some institutions, organizations, and fellowships will rebound when the draconian limits on social life are lifted. But some will not. And the longer those limits last, the more will wither and fade away.

Daphne Castell's interview with J.R.R. Tolkien, published in the November 1966 issue of New Worlds.