CNA Staff, Jun 29, 2020 / 22:01 pm
Amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Texas, four retired clerics, including two bishops, have tested positive at a priests' retirement home in Houston.
"We ask that you please pray for all those impacted by COVID-19, and in particular for all of our priests," the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston said June 29.
Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Priest Retirement Residence was exposed to COVID-19 after a food service worker and an independent caregiver tested positive for the virus.
Among the infected priests are Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Fiorenza, 89, and Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Vincent Rizzotto, 88. None of the four who have tested positive for the virus have developed serious symptoms. Out of the 18 priests in the residence, 12 have tested negative for the coronavirus, and two have not yet received their results.