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An Aurora pastor with COVID-19 had less than a 50% chance of survival on a ventilator. Sunday he celebrated Easter with his family. — The Beacon-News
Andrew Coffield, the youth pastor of First Apostolic Church of Aurora, spent 13 days battling the coronavirus, including time on a ventilator in a Michigan hospital. Source: An Aurora pastorRead More
Most states have issued stay-at-home orders that include bans on gatherings larger than 10 people....
See which states have religious exemptions in their stay-at-home orders
by: Jack JenkinsApril 9, 2020 (RNS) — As the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus continues to threaten the U.S., governors of states and districts across the country have issuedRead More
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Churches will open again, but it’s good to know on this Easter where faith truly stands | John W. Fountain – Chicago Sun-Times
Nowadays I stand mostly alone, at least apart from the church I once knew, even as another Resurrection Sunday dawns. Source: Churches will open again, but it’s good to knowRead More
The celebration of the Resurrection on this Easter Sunday morning may be saying to us in this COVID-19 moment...
Opinion: An Easter sermon in a coronavirus pandemic
by: Bob Smietana (Jim Wallis)April 12, 2020 (RNS) – Easter was never meant to go back to normal; but it was, and still is, intended to make all things new.Read More
In Rome, the Via Crucis procession usually takes place late in the evening on Good Friday in the shadow of the Colosseum.
Pope Francis shines a light on prisoners during Good Friday’s unusual Via Crucis
by: Claire Giangravé VATICAN CITY, April 10, 2020 (RNS) – It’s common knowledge that things don’t change quickly in the Vatican. But that was before the coronavirus. In Rome, theRead More
Members of the Presbyterian Church of America, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and the Anglican Church in North America issued a statement...
Christians across traditions call for a Good Friday fast in response to pandemic
by: Alejandra MolinaApril 10, 2020 (RNS) — Christians across traditions have called for a Good Friday fast in response to the coronavirus pandemic that has caused mass shutdowns and continuesRead More
Here is a selection of historic, prominent and popular churches from various traditions...
Where to attend Easter services online
by: Paul O’Donnell April 10, 2020 (RNS) — Looking for an Easter service to attend while social distancing? Here is a selection of historic, prominent and popular churches from variousRead More