A Wisconsin judge ruled against the state prison system on Thursday, saying its Covid-19 visitor policy that barred Catholic clergy from meeting with inmates for more than a year violated religious freedom.
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Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Podcast: How to advocate for your loved one in the I.C.U.
This week on “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria talks with Dr. Wes Ely, whose research has focused on improving the care and outcomes of critically ill patients with I.C.U.-acquired brain disease.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican Secretary of State under two popes, has died at 94
Cardinal Angelo Sodano died in a Rome hospital last night from complications related to Covid-19, and other ailments related to his advanced age.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The hidden crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic: 7.5 million orphaned children
Researchers report that pandemic-associated orphanhood and caregiver loss are increasing at an unparalleled speed.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Graduating from college? Some advice from 4 recent grads (and one not so recent)
So it’s time for you to graduate. Four young America editors and one Star Wars nerd have some advice for you.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I’m afraid to return to Mass in person. And it’s not because of Covid.
I’m afraid, but not of the virus. Frankly, I’m afraid of what I will see, of what I will hear when I get there and step inside the church.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholics: Please keep wearing your masks
The Biden administration’s mask mandate for public transportation has been struck down, and people are now free to do whatever they want on planes and trains. But what should we choose to do?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Online church helped me as a Catholic convert in the pandemic. But I need an in-person faith.
The livestreamed Mass was a godsend to a recent convert during the height of the pandemic. But the importance of a parish community and in-person encounters quickly became obvious.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Covid-19 lockdowns started two years ago. Why aren’t we commemorating the anniversary?
It is understandable not wanting to take the time to draw attention to the second anniversary of the recent surreal horror show of Covid-19. But there are also many moments of grace scattered across the landscape of lockdowns.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis records impromptu video messages for Catholics in mainland China and Hong Kong amid Covid-19 spike
The pope recorded the messages in the spur-of-the-moment when he received the new bishop of Hong Kong, Bishop Stephen Chow Sau Yan, S.J., in a private audience at the papal library in the Vatican’s apostolic palace.