Category: Communion (Page 2 of 4)

Archdiocese of New York: Returning to Public Worship

Link to Full Guidelines

The Archdiocese of New York is a large, diverse community of 2.81 million Catholics. We serve the city in Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx, plus Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Westchester, Ulster, Rockland and Putnam counties. Since our founding in 1808, our mission has been to live and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, aware of the local area and the world, the spiritual and the material, the present and the future.… Read the rest

Directions for Essential Ordinances, Blessings, and Other Church Functions

[Corona Guidance editor’s note: This document was originally published on April 16, 2020, then updated on June 11 to include the technology section.]

In exceptional times, ordinances can usually be accomplished while exercising necessary precautions. For example, when communicable disease is a concern, those who perform ordinances should thoroughly wash their hands and may also use gloves and face masks.… Read the rest

St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Albany, Ga.

My Dear Parishioners,

Lord, have mercy!  “The prayers seem not to be answered or God doesn’t seem to be listening!” someone wrote me.  Fear of the unknown, fear of contracting a possibly deadly disease or fear of becoming the one infected by showing no signs and then spreading it to others, causes our hearts to tremble and make statements like the one above. … Read the rest

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