Father John Francis Noll founded Our Sunday Visitor with two purposes in mind: to help Catholics at all stages of life and at any point on their spiritual journey to grow in their understanding, practice and love of their faith; and to
As the COVID pandemic rages on, with positive cases soaring to all-time highs across the country, the teachers, administrators, staff and families of Catholic schools continue to prove that they’re up to the dual challenge of educating children academically and helping to
The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision Jan. 13 blocked a rule by the Biden administration that would have required employees at large businesses to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or wear masks and get tested each week for the coronavirus.
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The Vatican has updated its rules to stem the spread of COVID-19 and will require all its employees to be vaccinated against the virus or prove they have recently recovered from the disease.
Also, starting Jan. 10, nonessential work-related travel is temporarily suspended,
A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has warned people against bulk buying and hoarding medicines like acetaminophen and cough syrup to alleviate COVID-19 symptoms.
Ucanews.com reported that Bishop Oscar Florencio, who heads the bishops' health care commission, said Jan. 10 that hoarding ultimately
As coronavirus cases continue to increase across Italy, the country's bishops issued new guidelines and restrictions meant to curb the spread of infection among the faithful.
In a statement released Jan. 10, the general secretariat of the Italian bishops' conference said that with
During two sets of oral arguments Jan. 7, the majority of Supreme Court justices questioned the Biden administration's requirement that large businesses need their employees to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or be tested while they were less dubious about the requirement
In response to the current spike in COVID-19 cases across the United States due to the omicron variant, many colleges and universities have changed plans for the spring semester -- making much of January, or even just a few weeks of it,
The Vatican has reaffirmed its support of COVID-19 vaccines with both the head of the Pontifical Academy for Life and a Holy See communique reiterating Pope Francis' insistence that getting inoculated is "an act of love."
The Holy See issued its written communique
Among the most vulnerable victims of the COVID-19 pandemic are children and adolescents, whose suffering and distress represent a kind of "parallel pandemic" that must be addressed, the Vatican said in two new documents.
The first document, produced jointly by the Dicastery for