The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity has called all religions to a day of prayer, fasting and works of charity on May 14.
Msgr. Alfred LoPinto, CEO of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, says the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing out a goodness in people who want to help their neighbors.
Yellow tape marks the required meter-distance all pilgrims must maintain while entering the basilica.
Mother Maria Pilar, of the Oblate Sisters of Christ the Priest, died while dedicating her life to priests and the Church.