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Catholic faithful reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in a Passion Play on the plaza of the Our Lady of Candelaria church that remained closed to the public due to coronavirus restrictions, in Capiata, Paraguay, Friday, April 2, 2021. As deaths related to COVID-19 increase daily the government decreed a preventive lockdown during Holy Week. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Christians mark Good Friday, Holy Week under virus woes

By Joseph Krauss And Frances D'emilio Apr. 02, 2021 01:37 AM EDT

Mayor Bill de Blasio marches with a smaller version of the St. Patrick's Day Parade, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
St. Patrick's Day to be largely virtual in NYC for 2nd year

Mar. 17, 2021 01:15 AM EDT

This Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, photo shows the Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral in Raleigh, N.C. The Raleigh Diocese collected at least $11 million from the federal government’s small business emergency relief program. Yet during the fiscal year that ended in June 2020, overall offerings were down just 5% and the assets available to the diocese, its parishes and schools increased by about $21 million to more than $170 million, AP found. In another measure of fiscal health, the diocese didn’t draw on a $10 million line of credit. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
Sitting on billions, Catholic dioceses amassed taxpayer aid

By Reese Dunklin And Michael Rezendes Feb. 04, 2021 01:24 AM EST

FILE - In this July 11, 2020 file photo, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, at New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral, blesses a photo held by a loved one during the blessing of cremated remains of Mexicans who died from COVID-19. Dolan is quarantining himself after being in close contact last week with someone who has since tested positive for the coronavirus, the Archdiocese said, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
NY's Cardinal Dolan quarantining; a contact tested positive

Jan. 29, 2021 01:38 PM EST

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden stops to speak to members of the media as he walks out of the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, after pre-taping his speech for the Al Smith dinner. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
After bitter debate, Trump, Biden to speak at charity event

By Kevin Freking And Bill Barrow Oct. 01, 2020 06:28 PM EDT

FILE - This photo Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, file photo shows Alfred E. Smith IV, left, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, center, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, during the 71st annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York. Organizers of the Al Smith Dinner say President Donald Trump will be in virtual attendance and his Democratic rival Joe Biden is also expected to be in virtual attendance, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, as the annual New York City event moves mostly online because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Trump and Biden get evites as Al Smith Dinner goes virtual

Sep. 28, 2020 08:08 PM EDT

Facilities manager Charles Fabian stands in an empty classroom at Queen of the Rosary Catholic Academy in Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. In July the Archdiocese of Brooklyn and Queens announced that six Catholic schools in the two boroughs will close permanently at the end of August due to debt and low enrollment aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
Amid pandemic, future of many Catholic schools is in doubt

By David Crary Aug. 09, 2020 08:05 AM EDT

Mourners carry out the remains of loved ones following the blessing of the ashes of Mexicans who died from COVID-19 at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Saturday, July 11, 2020, in New York. The ashes were blessed before they were repatriated to Mexico. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
PHOTO GALLERY: Virus victims' ashes blessed, sent to Mexico

By Luis Andres Henao Jul. 13, 2020 06:07 PM EDT

Inigo Urkullo, Basque Lehendakari or Regional President, right, wears a face mask as protection against the coronavirus while voting in a polling station during Basque regional election in the village of Durango, northern Spain, Sunday, July 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
The Latest: Mexico tops 35,000 deaths, 4th highest toll

By The Associated Press Jul. 12, 2020 12:43 AM EDT

This Aug. 8, 2018 photo shows St. Peter Cathedral in Erie, Pa., the home parish for the Catholic Diocese of Erie. In mid-March 2020, the diocese closed its churches as the coronavirus spread, limiting its access to weekly donors, and applied for funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. It also decided to withhold payments from its victim-compensation program, saying its bank had decreased a line of credit. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP)
Takeaways: Paycheck Protection loans and the Catholic Church

By Michael Rezendes And Reese Dunklin Jul. 10, 2020 02:34 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2019 file photo, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, speaks during a news conference in New York. Dolan established a victim compensation fund in 2016, as a successful battle to lift the statute of limitations on the filing of child sexual abuse lawsuits gathered steam. In 2020, the Archdiocese of New York received 15 loans worth at least $28 million just for its top executive offices. Its iconic St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue was approved for at least $1 million. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
AP: Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B

By Reese Dunklin And Michael Rezendes Jul. 10, 2020 02:08 AM EDT

Virus death toll drops to 5 in NY, once the US epicenter

Jun. 28, 2020 02:04 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Five people died Saturday from the coronavirus in New York state, the lowest daily death toll the state has reported since March 15. ...

St. Patrick's Cathedral to resume indoor Sunday Mass

Jun. 27, 2020 09:56 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City will hold its first indoor Mass in three months Sunday, but capacity will be limited to 25% and health...

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2019 file photo, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, speaks during a news conference, in New York. The Archdiocese of New York on Thursday, May 21, 2020, released a plan for a phased-in reopening during the coronavirus pandemic, using protocols developed with the advice of medical professionals to help safeguard worshipers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
N.Y. archdiocese unveils plan for phased worship reopening

By Elana Schor May. 21, 2020 01:58 PM EDT

A man wearing a protective mask during the coronavirus pandemic crosses Amsterdam Avenue Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York opens the door to small religious gatherings

By Karen Matthews, Marina Villeneuve And Michael Hill May. 20, 2020 11:14 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks after exiting Air Force One as he returns from Allentown, Pa., to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, May 14, 2020. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP)
Split-screen America is back: Whistleblower and Flynn case

By David Bauder May. 14, 2020 05:16 PM EDT

Archbishop Timothy Dolan, right, delivers his homily over empty pews as he leads an Easter Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Due to coronavirus concerns, no congregants were allowed to attend the Mass but it was broadcast live on a local TV station. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
After worst week in pandemic deaths, NY sees signs of hope

Apr. 12, 2020 09:15 AM EDT

In this handout photo issued by 10 Downing Street, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks from 10 Downing Street praising NHS staff in a video message, after he was discharged from hospital a week after being admitted with persistent coronavirus symptoms, in London, Sunday, April 12, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is praising the National Health Service staff for saving his life in a video on Twitter after his discharge from St. Thomas’ Hospital in London. He said he did not have the words to properly thank the staff at NHS for “saving my life.” He lauded two nurses Johnson said stood by his bedside for 48 hours “when things could have gone either way.” (Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street via AP)
Amid pandemic, Christians celebrate an Easter like no other

By David Crary And Nicole Winfield Apr. 12, 2020 02:51 AM EDT