Off and on, since the COVID-19 pandemic began and in-person instruction resumed, St. Joseph School counselor Suzanne Krumpelman in Fayetteville has spoken to students to gauge how they are coping.
During one informal survey, Krumpelman asked how many students know someone who has
As the two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic nears, Dr. Thomas McGovern, a surgeon and former vaccine researcher, offers his opinion on a question that many are asking these days — namely, is the pandemic over? Dr. McGovern writes: “How will we
An estimated 5.2 million children in 21 countries, including the United States, lost at least one parent, a custodial grandparent or a primary caregiver to COVID-19 during the first 20 months of the pandemic, social researchers and child well-being advocates said in
The Holy Year 2025 should focus on "restoring a climate of hope and trust" after the coronavirus pandemic and helping people repair their relationships with God, with each other and with the Earth, Pope Francis said.
"We must fan the flame of hope
In a new essay, Sam Brownback, a former U.S. ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, and Eric LeCompte, the executive director of the Jubilee USA Network, propose that the global community must come together to help poorer nations — especially in Africa —
In a new In Focus for Our Sunday Visitor, Father Robert J. Hater offers a lesson on how we can focus on discipleship in a depersonalized world. He writes: “Interpersonal awareness is the starting point for a Christian disciple. This is challenged
Since the 1950s, February has been Catholic Press Month, an opportunity for those in journalism to reflect on the unique vocation in serving the Church. In the days preceding this month, several members of our team had the opportunity to travel to
Monsignor Owen Campion writes that “life after COVID-19 in this country, or worldwide, will never be the same, even if some miracle cure is discovered or the spread of the disease halts.” But history has taught us that for good or bad,
Catholic communicators must help provide correct and truthful information about COVID-19 and its vaccines and do so in a way that avoids oversimplification and creating conflict, Pope Francis said.
"Fake news has to be refuted, but individual persons must always be respected, for
Catholic officials in England and Wales are scrapping restrictions to halt the spread of COVID-19.
Beginning Jan. 27, wearing of masks inside churches will be optional rather than compulsory, and there will be no social distancing. Parishes may begin using hymnals, the sign