Category: c_news
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We Do Not Intend to Offer Any Further Guidelines for the Holy Week Celebrations
Yesterday the Congregation for Divine Worship published a Note on the liturgies for Holy Week 2023. This Note does not contain any great innovations, but in a refreshing way leaves matters in the hands of the bishops’ conferences. The key section says: In view of the ongoing slowdown of the pandemic, albeit at different rates…
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Ashless Wednesday in Ireland
Ash Wednesday is still popular in Ireland. As rates of practice have dropped in recent years, many people still make a point of getting ashes on this day. Yet because of the lockdowns due to the Coronavirus, this year there will be no public liturgies to mark Ash Wednesday in Ireland this year. While others…
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It seems to be working
In case you didn’t see it, there is an August 19 report on Real Clear Science from the Thomistic Institute on the success of the common sense measure of Covid prevention in Catholic liturgical celebrations. This essay is co-authored by the Physician Members of the Thomistic Institute Working Group on Infectious Disease Protocols for Sacraments &…
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Italian Bishops & Govt Scientists issue guidelines for Mass
As widely reported the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the national government to commence public celebration of the sacraments (excluding Confirmation) again on May 18th. The first Sunday masses with the laity since strict social isolation was implemented on 8 March will be celebrated on May 24th. The guidelines agreed…
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NPM Moves to Virtual Convention
Due to the uncertainty surrounding this summer and COVID-19, NPM has decided to move this year’s annual conference online.
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Pope Francis on Creativity and Confession
Today’s London’s Tablet carried an interview with Pope Francis by the famous papal-biographer Austen Ivereigh. Given the social-distancing reality Ivereigh agreed to submit half a dozen written questions to the Holy Father who answered in a recording that Ivereigh translated into English. The interview is the first exclusive that Pope Francis has given to a…
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine NY to serve as hospital
An agreement has been reached between Mount Sinai Hospital (Morningside) in NY and the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. The cathedral nave will serve as a non-COVID19 extension to Mt. Sinai freeing up needed wards in the hospital proper.
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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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Holy See: Decree in Time of Covid-19, March 25
DECREE In time of Covid-19 (II) Considering the rapidly evolving situation of the Covid-19 pandemic and taking into account observations which have come from Episcopal Conferences, this Congregation now offers an update to the general indications and suggestions already given to bishops in the preceding decree of 19 March 2020. Given that the date of Easter…