Dear Partner in Ministry,

Here is a new list of resources that may assist your ministry and those in your parish social ministry networks:

• Catholic Charities USA and other Catholic leaders and organizations have released “Statement of Solidarity: A Catholic Response to COVID-19 Behind Bars.”

• The US Dept. Of Health and Human Services has a repository of resources on “Considerations for Reopening Places of Faith and Community.”

• COVID-19’s Impacts on God’s Creation and Vulnerable Communities, a webinar by the Catholic Climate Covenant, is scheduled for May 28 at 2:00 pm EST.

• Reader's Digest is seeking stories and photos about how communities came together during the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative is called "The Nicest Places in America: United in Kindness 2020." Submission deadline is 5/31/20.

• This week the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development of the Holy See announced the opening of a Laudato si’ Anniversary Year (May 24, 2020 – May 24, 2021).

• PPP loans to parishes not as large, or as many, as some believe is a Catholic News Service article featured on the Catholic Charities USA COVID-19 Response webpage.

May God's peace be with you and those you serve at this time.