Some bishops have suspended the public celebration of Mass in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Patrick O'Neill, a computational biologist, writes that all U.S. dioceses should do the same.

The call of Christ can appear as one more demand upon your time and energy.

How could he see so clearly the need to respect the vulnerable and then abuse those under his spiritual care?

Signore, Gesù Cristo, hai percorso città e villaggi “curando ogni malattia e infermità.” Al tuo comando, i malati erano guariti.

As St. Ignatius insists—and Pope Francis displays—love is better shown in deeds than in words.

Diocesan leaders also asked people who are ill to refrain from attending Mass and have urged prayers for the recovery of those afflicted by the illness and for their family members and other caretakers.