The speed and virulence of the Covid-19 outbreak in India have been among its most shocking aspects. Could an outbreak as ferocious happen somewhere else?
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The African priests brewing beer (and auctioning pigs) to keep their churches afloat amid Covid-19 crisis
Poverty is profound around with “hungry people…knocking at the parish gates” on a daily basis because of Covid-19.
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Several Catholic colleges will require Covid-19 vaccinations in the fall
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.
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Why do white Catholics have such a high vaccination rate? Is it faith or education?
About two-thirds of white U.S. Catholics are accepting of the Covid vaccine—a higher rate than any religious group other than Jews. But it is unclear whether the high vaccination rate is a matter of faith or of demographics.
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‘Pray for the people of India’: a country suffering ‘unimaginable’ Covid-19 outbreak
In one diocese nine priests and two women religious have been lost to Covid-19 just in April. The deceased clergy include four Jesuits.
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Pope Francis prays for 130 refugees drowned in Mediterranean
“Brothers and sisters, let us all ask ourselves about this umpteenth tragedy. It is a shameful moment.”
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Faith leaders are key in combatting vaccine hesitancy among religious people—and QAnon believers
There is hope for public health officials angling to push people toward vaccine acceptance through faith-based campaigns and messages.
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Pope Francis celebrates his name day at Vatican vaccination clinic for the poor and vulnerable
The pope, who was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, marked the Feast of St. George April 23 by visiting people who came to the Vatican for the second dose of their Covid-19 vaccinations.
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Like saints and poets, Frederick Wiseman looks at life moment by moment
Frederick Wiseman’s patient, deliberate lens into everyday life reveals glory in the mundane.
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‘I realized that it was my purpose to help others’: How Jesuit values led one Cristo Rey alum to fight for health equity
An interview with Miguel Blancarte Jr., a graduate of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago, Ill., and now the director of Covid-19 Response and Community Outreach at Esperanza Health Centers.