The cardinal’s appearance on Fox News follows a weekend during which he praised the president on a conference call with Catholic leaders hosted by the White House.

Interviews with physicians, public health experts, priests and diocesan leaders all elicited at least one common refrain: Even when public Masses resume, parish life will not feel normal for a while.

The Callifornia Catholic Bishops Conference has urged Governor Gavin Newsom to increase aid to immigrants and low-wage residents in California while the pandemic is ongoing.

The funding is part of a $484 billion emergency relief measure developed in response to the economic fallout caused by the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco is offering $1,000 grants to each parish that commits to supporting the program with the funds to be used to purchase groceries.

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