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"The reality of health care during this virus is that treatments that have saved lives in the past cannot be used because they would spread the virus," writes a Catholic sister who works in a New York City hospital.

Brian and Katie Rutter watch a Mass that their pastor, Father Tom Kovatch, livestreamed from St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Bloomington, Ind., March 28, 2020.

PORTLAND, Maine -- With public Masses cancelled across the United States, ahead of Palm Sunday this weekend, some Maine Catholics are being encouraged to adopt a substitute devotional practice: pine branches. 

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda held the Eucharist high over the city of St. Paul March 27 on the steps of the Cathedral of St. Paul overlooking the state Capitol. He blessed and prayed for the sick and suffering, those who care for them, lawmakers and others as the coronavirus hits Minnesota hard.

Bishops across the United States have suspended public liturgies and closed church buildings in response to state-issued public safety policies, and Catholic leaders have warned of an immediate revenue shortfall.