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A man sorts donations for families in need in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Private prayers and empty funerals: The pandemic is hard on the Middle East faithful

A man sorts donations for families in need in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

March 29, 2020, 6:55pm Churches & Religion

Paying no attention to the tenets of social distancing, the abaya-shrouded women — no masks or gloves among them — crowded into the Baghdad square surrounding the shrine to Imam Musa Kadhim. Read story

Priest Philippe Rochas, left, and Jean-Benoit de Beauchene pack up livestreaming equipment after holding a closed door Sunday mass at the St. Vincent de Paul church in Marseille, southern France, Sunday.

French priests master livestream service amid virus

Priest Philippe Rochas, left, and Jean-Benoit de Beauchene pack up livestreaming equipment after holding a closed door Sunday mass at the St. Vincent de Paul church in Marseille, southern France, Sunday.

March 28, 2020, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Recent restrictions on gatherings in France to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus have forced religious communities to adapt the way they express their faith. Read story

Leave anxiety behind and be open to today

March 28, 2020, 5:48am Churches & Religion

“Do not worry, do not be anxious” are messages found in Christian scripture. Say that to me and it’s like saying “don’t think about elephants.” But I’ve come to realize the difference between concern and worry. Read story

Students write letters to assisted-living residents

March 28, 2020, 5:06am Churches & Religion

The first-grade classes at Eugene Field Elementary School in Park Ridge, Ill., spent Thursday writing letters to residents of an assisted living facility a few blocks away. Read story

Clark County churches turn to newsletters, social media

March 25, 2020, 6:01am Churches & Religion Free

Prior to Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order, Living Hope Church held drive-in church services in its parking lot to encourage social distancing while still worshipping as a group. People honked their horns and flashed their lights during the gatherings. Read story

Colleen Sharp shows the &quot;Communion Closet&quot; at St. Katherine of Sienna Church, where families can check out slightly used communion outfits, March 9 in Philadelphia, Pa.

Catholics embrace ‘Communion Closets’

Colleen Sharp shows the &quot;Communion Closet&quot; at St. Katherine of Sienna Church, where families can check out slightly used communion outfits, March 9 in Philadelphia, Pa.

March 21, 2020, 6:05am Churches & Religion

It’s First Holy Communion season. Read story

Self-quarantine can be a real gift

March 21, 2020, 6:00am Churches & Religion Free

Don’t panic! This is good news, although a bit delayed and totally embarrassing. Read story

In this March 11, 2020 photo, Monsignor William Lynn arrives for a pretrial hearing at the center for criminal justice in Philadelphia. Lynn, 69, is the only Roman Catholic church official in the U.S. ever sent to prison over his handling of priest sex-abuse complaints. He has served 33 months in prison, but is set to be retried Monday, Monday, March 16, on a child endangerment charge after a Pennsylvania appeals court overturned his 2012 conviction.

Monsignor in landmark church abuse case goes back on trial

In this March 11, 2020 photo, Monsignor William Lynn arrives for a pretrial hearing at the center for criminal justice in Philadelphia. Lynn, 69, is the only Roman Catholic church official in the U.S. ever sent to prison over his handling of priest sex-abuse complaints. He has served 33 months in prison, but is set to be retried Monday, Monday, March 16, on a child endangerment charge after a Pennsylvania appeals court overturned his 2012 conviction.

March 16, 2020, 8:52am Churches & Religion

The retrial of the only church official who has ever gone to prison in the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal was delayed Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak. Read story

Children run during recess at the St. Agnes Elementary School in Phoenix, Ariz., on March 3, 2020. In 2016, the student body at St. Agnes was two-thirds Hispanic; the figure is now 95%, and virtually every student receives financial aid through state-approved tax credit programs that extend to private schools.

Hispanic Catholics are future, but priest numbers dismal

Children run during recess at the St. Agnes Elementary School in Phoenix, Ariz., on March 3, 2020. In 2016, the student body at St. Agnes was two-thirds Hispanic; the figure is now 95%, and virtually every student receives financial aid through state-approved tax credit programs that extend to private schools.

March 15, 2020, 10:15am Churches & Religion

Maria Chavira, a senior administrator in the Diocese of Phoenix, says Spanish-speaking Catholic parishes in her area are “bursting at the seams” and celebrates the emergence of Hispanics as the largest ethnic component of the church nationwide. Read story

The Salt Lake Temple at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has postponed a key meeting of top global leaders scheduled for April 1-2 because of the spread of the coronavirus around the world. The faith is also discouraging members from traveling from outside the United States for a twice-yearly conference set for the weekend of April 4-5 in Salt Lake City, the religion said in a news release Thursday.

Latter-day Saints to hold conference sans attendees

The Salt Lake Temple at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has postponed a key meeting of top global leaders scheduled for April 1-2 because of the spread of the coronavirus around the world. The faith is also discouraging members from traveling from outside the United States for a twice-yearly conference set for the weekend of April 4-5 in Salt Lake City, the religion said in a news release Thursday.

March 14, 2020, 6:00am Churches & Religion

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday that it will hold a major conference in April that features speeches by top leaders without any attendees because of the spread of the coronavirus. Read story