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How the Black Death built the modern West

(OPINION) Coronavirus is not the world’s first pandemic. The Black Death in the 14th century brought sweeping changes in Europe: the loss of people to the plague gutted the Church of its most faithful clergy, allowed survivors in lower classes to fill higher social positions and even encouraged innovation to replace the lost human labor with machines, including the printing press that made possible the Protestant Reformation.

Opinion, EuropeDr. Robert CarleApril 9, 2020Robert Carle, Black Death, plagues, renaissance, reformation, enlightenment, industrial revolution, coronavirus, covid-19, Primary Feature, Dr. Robert Carle, Christianity, Pope Clement Comments

5 saints Catholics are calling on to fight the coronavirus pandemic

Catholics have called for the intercession of a great number of saints (such as Saint Pope Gregory the Great) throughout history to help defeat widespread illness, plagues and epidemics. There are scores of saints that can be called upon in a time of crisis. While the world continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, Catholics are looking for the intercession of these five saints to battle COVID-19.

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