Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego urged priests Aug. 11 to "caringly decline" to provide any Catholics who request it a religious exemption for the COVID-19 vaccine.
"I ask that you not venture down this pathway that merges personal choice with doctrinal
U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke has been hospitalized and put on a ventilator less than one week after telling people he tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
His official Twitter account @cardinalrlburke published a tweet Aug. 14 saying: "Cardinal Burke has
In its latest editorial, the Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board addresses how the Church should lead regarding COVID-19 vaccines. It writes: “Conscience protection is absolutely critical for people of faith. But so is our obligation to promote the common good and lay
A poll whose results were released Aug. 5 by the Public Religion Research Institute showed large differences between religious groups in their attitudes toward getting the COVID-19 vaccine for themselves or for their children.
Forty percent of white Catholics and 48% of Hispanic
To promote a safe return to in-person learning, the Italian government has passed a law requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all university students and for all teachers, professors and staff on every level, from nursery schools to universities.
The law covers close to 8,000
As some Catholics are seeking a religious exemption to the coronavirus vaccine mandates that are becoming more common in workplaces and even some public venues, priests in the Archdiocese of New York have been advised not to get involved in that process.
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Gretchen Crowe compares our current state with the division among vaccinated and unvaccinated Catholics to a classic story by Dr. Seuss. She writes: “Maybe you remember the Sneetches? Yellow bird-duck things with short legs, long necks and greatly pronounced rotundity? These figments
After a year of painful pandemic milestones, the United States has reached a hopeful statistic. As of May 2, more than 101 million Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 43%
As Catholic colleges grapple with how to reopen in the fall, many are already saying they will require their students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and some schools are also mandating that staff members be vaccinated.
"Our goal is simple and twofold: to
The Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board writes: “The coronavirus pandemic, with its novelty, its impact on every citizen, and its heavy reliance on the leadership of government and the scientific community, has created even more opportunity for misinformation. Tapping into fear of