The restrictions include church closures. Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Iraq March 5-8, and he has events planned in churches each day.

We cannot end this pandemic anywhere if we do not end it everywhere.

Our nation has an empathy gap.

We have suffered trauma. We may do so again. But we will endure.

Online Mass has connected us to a wider church, but it will not replace our local parish.

Spiritual well-being. Parish life. The Economy. Mental Health. Catholic Colleges. Hard lessons from the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.