In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Dr. Thomas McGovern, who serves on the national board of the Catholic Medical Association, writes that the progress the United States is seeing with its vaccination program is a cause for celebration and has
A reader asks: “Why did the disciples not recognize the Risen Christ at first? This seems to raise questions with the credibility of the Resurrection.” In his latest column, Monsignor Charles Pope explains that there are both divine and human reasons. For
The Office of Papal Charities has purchased enough doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to offer inoculations in Rome to 1,200 of "the poorest and most marginalized people who, because of their situation, are the most exposed" to the coronavirus.
The office, run by
OSV joins other Catholic media outlets to educate the faithful about COVID-19 vaccines
he Google News Initiative announced that it will fund a consortium of Catholic media companies, news agencies and scientists to provide reliable information about COVID-19 and the vaccines that have been developed to turn back the pandemic. Our Sunday Visitor is a
One year ago, many Catholic parishes were starting to close their doors, temporarily, at the start of the pandemic.
Now, some of them are opening their parking lots or church halls as venues for people in their local communities to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.
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In a new video, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Doctrine reiterated that use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine "can be used in good moral conscience."
"There's no moral need to turn down a vaccine, including the Johnson &
Use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, approved Feb. 27 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, raises moral concerns because it was "was developed, tested and is produced with abortion-derived cell lines," the chairmen of two U.S. bishops' committees said
The Vatican threw its support behind an effort by India, South Africa and a host of developing nations to loosen international patent protections and speed up sub-licensing agreements for the production of COVID-19 vaccines, pharmaceuticals and personal protective equipment.
"Despite the billions of
The Vatican will sanction employees who refuse to get a vaccine, unless they have "proven health reasons" not to, according to a new Vatican decree.
A variety of sanctions for anyone violating measures intended to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus were
Caritas Internationalis called on world leaders to set aside national and political agendas that seek returns on their investments in the COVID-19 vaccine and instead focus on its equitable distribution, especially in poor countries.
In a statement released Feb. 5, the umbrella organization