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  When the coronavirus forced churches to close their doors and give up Sunday collections, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte turned to the federal government's signature small business relief program for more than US$8 million. The diocese's headquarters, churches and schools landed the help even though they had roughly US$100 million of their own cash and short-term investments available last spring, financial records show. When the cash catastrophe church leaders feared didn't materialize, those assets topped US$110 million by the summer. "I am gratified to report the overall goo...

The financial resources of several dioceses rivaled or exceeded those available to publicly traded companies like Shake Shack and Ruth’s Chris Steak House, whose early participation in the program triggered outrage. Federal officials responded by emphasizing the money was intended for those who lacked the cushion that cash and other liquidity provide. Many corporations returned the funds. Overall, the nation's nearly 200 dioceses, where bishops and cardinals govern, and other Catholic institutions received at least $3 billion. That makes the Roman Catholic Church perhaps the biggest benefic...

‘We turned no one away’: With protocols in mind, a Catholic church cautiously welcomes parishioners for Christmas celebration By Gal Tziperman Lotan Globe Staff,Updated December 24, 2020, 9:09 p.m. Email to a Friend Bennett Acheson, 10, held the Star of Bethlehem as he prepared for the Christmas Eve pageant at Central Congregational Church in Chelmsford. With the pandemic, the event was held outside for the first time.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff STOUGHTON — Christmas Eve Mass was over, and the Rev. Carlos D. Suarez stood at the front of Immaculate Conception Church like a flight ...

An overnight fire destroyed the rectory at St. John The Evangelist Church in Townsend.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff TOWNSEND — The pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church is lucky to be alive after he tried putting out a fire that ripped through the rectory of the Roman Catholic parish in Townsend early Monday, officials said. The Rev. Jeremy St. Martin suffered minor injuries and was treated at a hospital, said Deacon Charles Kelley. But it could have easily been a different outcome, said Kelley, who expressed relief that the parish will celebrate Christmas with St. Martin instead of plann...