Author: James Hadley, OblSB
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C of E London Bishops offer primer on Eucharistic theology & social distancing
The bishops of London (Church of England) have offered an instruction on the celebration of the Eucharist in their diocese during social isolation. The document offers a brief theological reflection upon the nature of the sacrament and then sets guidelines accordingly.
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Yes you can. No you can’t: Roman Catholic Bishop allows, then disallows, anointing by nurses.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts (USA), Mitchell Rozanski, granted permission for health care workers to anoint the sick with Holy Oil, and shortly thereafter, rescinded the permission. Following, the bishop has reportedly suspended the Anointing of the Sick in all instances, saying the policy is under review.
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Episcopal priest gives ‘Last Rites’ by phone
A Connecticut man who died following a coronavirus diagnosis was given last rites by his pastor over the phone with his family listening in from quarantine. The delivery of last rites was made possible after a nurse at Norwalk Hospital agreed to assist. The nurse gathered the Rev. Peter Walsh of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church…
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Bishop of Brescia – Exercise your baptismal priesthood
The Roman Catholic bishop of Brescia, Italy, Peirantonio Tremolada, has called upon the lay faithful to exercise their baptismal priesthood given that chaplains and clergy have limited access to quarantined patients. The bishop has specifically asked doctors and nurses to take on an extra pastoral role in the diocese, which has suffered the majority of…
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Vatican ‘OKs’ general absolution
Via Vatican News Decree (In Italian) Decree (In English)
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Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople suspends liturgical services
In the United States divine services, including Divine Liturgies, can be celebrated in churches behind closed doors without any faithful present as in monasteries.
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The Episcopal Church (USA) opens liturgical texts consultation to the public.
Expansive language. Inclusive language. Metaphorical language.
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‘Liturgy’ in the piazza.
Where faith and politics mix.
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Pope gives away Peter’s bones.
The Ecumenical Patriarch was first to announce on July 1 that Pope Francis gave the reliquary containing the bones of Peter, separated from the basilica’s confessio by St. Pope Paul VI, to Constantinople. According to the testimony of the delegation of the Patriarch, the donation seems to have been impromptu, unscripted, and perhaps insensitive to…