“Being vaccinated safely against COVID-19 should be considered an act of love of our neighbor and part of our moral responsibility for the common good.”
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Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A Covid-19 vaccine has finally arrived. Prisoners must be prioritized.
Catholic social teaching proclaims all life is sacred and that the morality of a society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable members.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
A pandemic won’t stop these California Catholics from (safely) celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe
Celebrations for Our Lady of Guadalupe will look different this year.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The Supreme Court ruled you have the right to worship in person. That doesn’t mean you should.
All people have a moral obligation to their neighbors to practice social distancing, wear masks and avoid large gatherings. Christians, of all people, should recognize and respect that obligation.
Posted inCatholic News Quiz, Politics & Society
Catholic News Quiz: Pope Francis, Joe Biden and earlier Midnight Christmas Mass
How closely did you follow the news this week? Take our Catholic news quiz and find out.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis will celebrate Mass early on Christmas Eve to keep Italy’s Covid-19 curfew
Pope Francis will celebrate the Vatican’s traditional Christmas “Mass during the Night” at 7:30 p.m. so that the few people invited to attend can get home before Italy’s 10 p.m. curfew.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Can Pope Francis visit Iraq safely—even with a Covid vaccine?
While a visit from the pope will no doubt provide a spiritual and psychological boost to Nineveh Christians, under the current pandemic conditions it is a prospect that must give local public health officials pause.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Mexico’s Guadalupe celebrations move online to prevent a potential Covid-19 catastrophe
The massive “Guadalupana,” as the annual celebration of the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe is commonly known, would be a potential public health catastrophe.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Waiting for a Covid test is more than just standing in line. It’s an act of mercy.
The line was not immeasurable because it stretched out for over three hours. It was immeasurable because it pointed to hope.
Posted inFaith, News
With pews emptied by Covid-19, a Catholic researcher asks, ‘What if they never come back?’
Covid-19 safety measures and social distancing have put further strain on many Catholic churches and parishes that have already seen their flocks dwindling.