May 31, 2020 | Coronavirus, Local
Parishes around the Diocese of Syracuse resumed public Masses May 30 and 31, the first public liturgies celebrated since Bishop Douglas J. Lucia suspended them March 16 amid the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
May 27, 2020 | Coronavirus, Local
Bishop Douglas J. Lucia wears a face mask as he prepares to celebrate a Holy Hour at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception May 3. (Sun photo | Chuck Wainwright) Bishop Douglas J. Lucia announced last week that public Masses in the Diocese of Syracuse were...
May 27, 2020 | Coronavirus, US & World
By Jeff Thomas | Catholic News Service In recent weeks, U.S. dioceses have begun issuing their own plans for the gradual reopening of churches over several phases with the safety of congregants, priests, deacons and other parish staff foremost in the minds of Catholic...
May 27, 2020 | Coronavirus, US & World
By Dennis Sadowski | Catholic News Service CLEVELAND (CNS) — Pax Christi USA has invited people to sign a new “Pledge to Protect” in which the signees promise to take personal responsibility for protecting others during the coronavirus pandemic as...
May 27, 2020 | Coronavirus, US & World
By Pablo Kay | Catholic News Service LOS ANGELES (CNS) — After being closed for more than two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles can begin to open to the public the first week of June if they implement certain safety...
May 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, Local
Bishop Douglas J. Lucia today released protocols for sanitizing, social distancing, and crowd size as he approved resumption of public Masses in the Syracuse Diocese beginning May 30 and 31, the Solemnity of Pentecost.