As more employers across the country are mandating that their workers be vaccinated against COVID-19, more employees are seeking an exemption to the requirement on religious grounds. In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor, professor and lawyer Kenneth Craycraft responds to
Living in northern Italy, OSV author Shaun McAfee and his family are adjusting to a new norm in living in an area where the coronavirus is widespread. He writes: “On March 9, my family arrived in the parking lot outside of our
Initially the coronavirus impacted study abroad programs and spring break travel or service opportunities for U.S. colleges and universities. But by the second week of March, a desire to curb the spread of the virus in this country prompted more than 100
In response to the coronavirus, a Catholic virtual health website, MyCatholicDoctor, has dedicated part of its site just to the virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. The site, essentially a virtual medical practice which launched last year with more than 40
It was announced March 9 that all of Italy, including Rome and Vatican City, would undergo a lockdown due to the spread of coronavirus in the country. In response to these trying times, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, papal vicar of Rome, sent
n cooperation with Italian emergency measures, the Vatican has closed St. Peter's Square and Basilica to tourists starting March 10 through April 3.
The new measure, announced March 10, was the latest move by the Vatican to help stop the spread of the
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about how the fears of the coronavirus should commit us to more intense examinations of conscience and living in a state of grace. It’s Lent! Shouldn’t we be talking about Memento Mori? Shouldn’t we remember that we are
Dublin's iconic St. Patrick's Day parade has been canceled due to fears over the spread of coronavirus. Authorities had initially insisted that the festivities -- which mark St. Patrick bringing Christianity to Ireland in 432 -- would go ahead, but bowed to
Fordham University in New York announced March 9 that it was suspending public classes on all of its New York-area campuses and would continue these courses online March 11. "All residential students are encouraged to return home immediately," said a letter to
The Diocese of Rome on Sunday announced that all Masses with the faithful are suspended until at least April 3 because of the outbreak of the coronavirus. The Church’s decision was in keeping with a government decree that included a suspension of
The Vatican health clinic was closed temporarily after a person tested positive for the coronavirus, the Vatican announced. In a statement released March 6, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said services were halted "in order to sanitize the area after a patient tested