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Bishop John E. Stowe of Lexington, Ky., is captured on camera for livestream as he celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in his diocese's nearly empty Cathedral of Christ the King April 5, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Deacon Skip Olson, courtesy Diocese of Lexington)
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Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
Bishop John E. Stowe, of Lexington, Ky., reflects on what being a pastor is like during a pandemic.
Bishop John E. Stowe of Lexington, Ky., celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in his diocese's nearly empty Cathedral of Christ the King April 5, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Deacon Skip Olson, courtesy Diocese of Lexington)
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Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
During the pandemic, the American Catholic Church is adapting in how to celebrate the Liturgy by broadcasting livestream Masses and other religious services.
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Our readers
With parish doors closed, more attention has been paid to the domestic church.
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Michael Bayer
The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed a kind of American Catholic exceptionalism, writes Michael Bayer. In fact, other Catholics, now and throughout history, have not had regular physical access to the sacraments.
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
The church and government in Italy are making plans which would allow for the gradual--though limited--resumption of public Masses and funerals.
Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces, N.M., wears a mask and gloves while giving Communion to a passenger of a vehicle during the Easter Vigil in the parking lot of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Las Cruces April 11, 2020. Bishop Baldacchino became the first-known U.S. prelate to lift a diocesan ban on public Mass April 15, 2020, and told priests they may resume sacramental ministry if they follow state health mandates. (CNS photo/courtesy David McNamara, Diocese of Las Cruces)
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Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces, New Mexico is reversing his previous decision to ban public Masses due to the coronavirus pandemic and will allow Masses to resume, with restrictions.