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https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/SLIDE_Pope%20Francis.jpg Pope Francis encourages small acts of love during coronavirus quarantine Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square Oct. 23, 2019. (Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA) Read More https://catholic-sf.org/news/pope-francis-encourages-small-acts-of-love-during-coronavirus-quarantine _self

https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/SLIDE_Drive%20thru%20confession.jpg Priest begins offering drive-through confessions in church parking lot Father Scott Holmer, pastor at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Bowie, Md., offers drive-through confessions in the parking lot of the parish March 18, 2020, keeping a safe distance away from penitents amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard) Read More https://catholic-sf.org/news/priest-begins-offering-drive-through-confessions-in-church-parking-lot _self

https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/SLIDE_Front-line%20workers.jpg Front-line workers step up to serve the most vulnerable People line up for hot to-go meals at St. Anthony's Dining Room in San Francisco March 17, 2020. St. Anthony's and other organizations that serve the homeless and other vulnerable populations are maintaining essential services under the shelter-in-place order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (Photo by Dennis Callahan/Catholic San Francisco) Read More https://catholic-sf.org/news/front-line-workers-step-up-to-serve-the-most-vulnerable _self

https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/SLIDE_priest%20in%20N.Italy.jpg At least 28 priests in Northern Italy have died from COVID-19 Undertakers wearing a face mask carry coffin in a cemetaery in Bergamo, Italy on March 16, 2020. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images) Read More https://catholic-sf.org/news/at-least-28-priests-in-northern-italy-have-died-from-covid-19 _self

https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/eCatholicSP-1416.jpg Archdiocese highlights prayers for the coronavirus pandemic The Archdiocese of San Francisco's Office of Worship has gathered together the following prayers that Catholics can say in solidarity with the whole church during the coronavirus pandemic. Read More https://catholic-sf.org/news/archdiocese-highlights-prayers-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic _self

https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/eCatholicSP-1437.jpg Spiritual communion receives new focus after parishes close Spiritual communion, a practice dating back centuries that has been encouraged by popes and saints throughout the church’s history, has received fresh interest in the wake of the disruptions to church life from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More https://catholic-sf.org/news/spiritual-communion-receives-new-focus-after-parishes-close _self

https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/IMG_2165-1.jpg Phone-in rosary and prayer rally launched in response to COVID-19 Join other local Catholics in collectively praying for protection from and defeat of the coronavirus pandemic and do it by phone from the safety of your home. Read More https://catholic-sf.org/news/phone-in-rosary-and-prayer-rally-launched-in-response-to-covid-19 _self

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- 40 DAYS FOR LIFE
  
  Wednesday, April 1
  
  The 40 Days for Life spring campaign in San Francisco runs from February 26 to April 5 .
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- SF DISCERNMENT
  
  Thursday, April 2
  
  A gather for men discerning a priestly vocation on the first Thursday of the month.
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- SUPPORT GROUP FOR PEOPLE WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS
  
  Friday, April 3, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  
  Free monthly support session on the first Friday of the month is led by Deacon Christoph Sandoval who will also provide guidance on Catholic teaching and the preparation of Health Care Directives for medical care.
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- STATIONS OF THE CROSS
  
  Friday, April 3, 6:00 PM
  
  Each Friday of Lent, 7 p.m., St. Anne of the Sunset Church, 850 Judah St., San Francisco.
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- BIOETHICS AWARDS DINNER
  
  Saturday, April 4
  
  Professor Helen Alvare of George Mason University will receive the Paul Ramsey Award for Excellence in Bioethics.
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- PADRE PIO GROUP
  
  Saturday, April 4
  
  First Saturday of every month, 10:15 a.m. at the National Shrine of St. Francis, 610 Vallejo St., San Francisco.
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