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COVID-19 pandemic

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Chanhassen parishioner finds small group that offers support, camaraderie, growth

Christina Kraus has always been active in her Catholic faith, but during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic the parishioner of St. Hubert in Chanhassen realized she longed for a closer faith community where she could grow spiritually and develop Christian relationships.
U.S. & World News

Catholic mental health therapists integrate faith, spirituality into treatment plans

Mental illness in America has been declared an official social health care emergency -- especially since the COVID-19 pandemic and as community-fragmenting forms of social media continue to multiply.
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May 1 marks 5th anniversary of consecrating US to Mary as COVID declared a pandemic

"When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me," sang Paul McCartney in the enduring 1970 Beatles' anthem, "Let It Be."
Bridging Faith

Hope transfigured

Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic locked us down and disrupted much of our lives. We can still see the effects it has had on the social fabric of our communities and wonder what it means going forward.
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US Sunday Mass attendance back to pre-pandemic levels

Sunday Mass attendance in person at Catholic churches in the U.S. is back to pre-pandemic levels -- although just under one quarter of the nation's Catholics are in the pews on a regular weekly basis.
U.S. & World News

With pandemic long over, has the Communion cup made a comeback in church?

When the federal government completely lifted all health restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2023, churches in dioceses across the country were free to distribute the holy Eucharist in both forms, consecrated bread and wine.
Practicing Catholic

The ongoing work of the Anointing Corps

Sydney March, a leader of the Anointing Corps, said she launched the Corps in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fed’s war on inflation poses moral dilemma as rate hikes threaten 2 million workers

As the U.S. recuperates from the unprecedented multiyear consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic -- complicated by Russia's war on Ukraine and lingering supply chain issues -- fiscal indicators point to future contraction for the nation's economy, if not eventual recession. Inflation also remains persistent, and interest rates for various kinds of debt have risen.
From the Vatican

Vatican announces Pope Francis’ end-of-year liturgy schedule

With most of the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic removed, Pope Francis is scheduled to return to a full slate of public liturgies in December and January.
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Some U.S. dioceses are lifting restrictions on Communion cup

As many restrictions put in place at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic have been lifted, some Catholic dioceses around the country are returning, or already have returned, to offering consecrated wine in the chalice for Communion while others are waiting to do so.
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Looking to the future of the COVID-19 Anointing Corps

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a wealth of new protocols and programs, including the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ COVID-19 Anointing Corps ministry. Since its inception in April 2020 and as of early November, the specially trained corps of priests has provided the sacrament of the anointing of the sick for 1,636 people in hospitals, nursing homes and other settings.
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At onset of pandemic, University St. Thomas launched new health college

For the first time, University of St. Thomas students can earn a nursing degree, thanks to a new health college that quietly launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. The public health crisis added urgency and purpose to the nascent program, named the Morrison Family College of Health.
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