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Priests seek ways to anoint the sick during coronavirus pandemic

As hospitals adjust their procedures due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, some Catholic priests are departing from prescribed liturgical practices to administer the anointing of the sick, earning opposition from Church leaders who say the adaptations could invalidate the sacrament. Priests seek ways to anoint the sick during coronavirus pandemic :

‘Plan for the worst and hope for the best’: Canada’s funeral industry in upheaval as coronavirus deaths mount

Contingency plans are being made across the country to avoid the fate of places like New York, where mass graves on public land are being considered to accommodate the deceased. ‘Plan for the worst and hope for the best’: Canada’s funeral industry in upheaval as coronavirus deaths mount - The Globe and Mail :

Pope leads 'Way of the Cross' service in deserted St. Peter's Square

Shortly after assuring of his closeness amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak on an Italian television program, Pope Francis on Good Friday yet again appeared in a nearly empty St. Peter’s Square to lead a livestreamed Via Crucis with meditations written by prisoners. Pope leads 'Way of the Cross' service in deserted St. Peter's Square :

Australia's highest court to judge cardinal's abuse appeal

Australia’s highest court on Tuesday will judge Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against convictions for molesting two teenage choirboys more than two decades ago. But the legal battle over the world’s most senior Catholic convicted of sexually abusing children may not end there. Australia's highest court to judge cardinal's abuse appeal :