With coronavirus cases declining in every state, many Catholic school officials are lifting mask requirements at diocesan schools following the lead of governors' announcements about lifting mask mandates for the general public, and in some cases, schools.
Many of the loosened restrictions for
A reader asks: “Why is baptizing a baby who is named Jesus allowed by priests? Yes, it’s often a family tradition, but I can’t accept using Jesus’ name as it is not respectful, good or holy.” In his latest column, Monsignor Charles
In his latest column, OSV chaplain Monsignor Owen Campion recalls a time when requiring students to wear uniforms in Catholic schools was a subject of much debate. The same was true with laws requiring driver’s licenses, speed limits and registration fees for
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is mandating that face masks be worn by students, faculty, staff and visitors in all archdiocesan schools starting Aug. 30.
The 15 archdiocesan high schools and 102 Catholic elementary schools are set to reopen for the fall term Sept.
Face masks are back in vogue at Mass.
The rising nationwide spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus is leading church leaders to strongly encourage -- or even require -- Massgoers to use facial coverings while attending indoor Masses.
Other steps such as
With the Delta variant of COVID-19 on the rise, the Church has a responsibility to respond, writes Gretchen Crowe in her latest column: “With the takeover of COVID-19’s more contagious and possibly more dangerous Delta variant, and the resulting dramatic increase in
A Catholic school in Lansing, Michigan, and two school parents are suing state officials over the state's requirement that students wear face masks in school, saying this violated the school's religious practices.
A lower court sided with state officials in the suit filed
With declining COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations, combined with the growing percentage of Americans who have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, more Church leaders believe the time is right to rescind the dispensations from attending Mass on Sundays. Some bishops announced
OSV publisher Scott Richert writes about his family’s first Mass since Catholics in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, could worship in their parish churches without social distancing and wearing masks. He writes: “Being greeted at the front door to Sts.
Cloth face masks. They’re the unexpected fashion trend of 2020. We’re making them, we’re buying them, we’re wearing them. We can probably all agree that wearing masks isn’t the most fun. But, since they are part of life as we know it