The day before Easter this year, a group of transgender people came to the Vatican at the invitation of Pope Francis to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an official who oversees the pope’s charitable works.
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The Vatican seeks all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy and correct Covid-19 ‘myths and disinformation’
The Vatican’s bioethics academy and the World Medical Association on Friday called for an all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy and correct the “myths and disinformation” that are slowing the fight against the coronavirus.
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So, Pope Francis invited Spider-Man to the Vatican
The real-life superhero Mattia Villardita was invited to the audience because of his everyday commitment to bring joy to suffering children — dressed as his childhood idol.
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A spiritual diary about getting the ordinary, miraculous Covid-19 vaccine
A tribute to the shot that may be saving the world.
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Pilgrims return to Spain’s ‘El Camino’ paths after pandemic
After a year of being kept off the Way of St. James due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, soul-searchers hoping to heal wounds left by the coronavirus are once again strapping on backpacks and following trails to the shrine in the city of Santiago de Compostela.
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Group recommends keeping some Covid restrictions for in-person worship while some remain unvaccinated
The Ecumenical Consultation on Protocols for Worship, Fellowship, and Sacraments, a group of clergy, scientists and other experts, advised congregations to take it slower at houses of worship, where vaccinated and unvaccinated people may occupy the same space.
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The pandemic exposed how broken our Catholic schools are. But it also created an opportunity for change.
What Catholic schools are returning to is anything but “normal.” But the pandemic strategy of collaborating and sharing best practices can bring renewed success.
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Father Stan Swamy, 84-year-old imprisoned Indian Jesuit, has Covid-19
Stan Swamy, S.J., has tested positive for Covid-19, two weeks after the Jesuits in India suspected that he had been infected with the coronavirus.
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Is it safe to bring my unvaccinated, unmasked 10-month-old to Mass?
The new health guidelines for attending Mass raise concerns for parents of young children during an already challenging year.
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Read: David Brooks’s message to the Boston College Class of 2021
‘You entered BC during one historical era which had one set of values. You graduate from BC at the start of a different historical era, with a new set of values, which you will write with the book of your lives.’