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California’s limit on home religious gatherings too strict, US Supreme Court says
California’s coronavirus restrictions on home-based religious gatherings like Bible studies, worship and prayer meetings were more strict than the constitution... Read more
Colorado bishops to restore Sunday Mass obligation on Pentecost
The Sunday Mass obligation will be restored for Catholics in the state of Colorado next month, unless sickness or another... Read more
White House: Pope Francis has said there’s a ‘moral obligation’ to get vaccinated
President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying that Pope Francis has called... Read more
One year later: How D.C. Catholic Charities is serving the most vulnerable during COVID-19
A year after the coronavirus pandemic forced closures of businesses and sent the national unemployment rate soaring, Catholic Charities D.C.... Read more
Federal court sides with D.C. Archdiocese on church capacity limits
A federal judge sided with the Archdiocese of Washington on Thursday in its lawsuit against Washington, D.C. over church capacity... Read more
Illinois' Springfield diocese to restore modified Sunday obligation
The Diocese of Springfield in llinois is restoring the Sunday obligation for most Catholics on April 11, Divine Mercy Sunday. Read more
Peruvian bishops ask for loosening of church restrictions
The Peruvian Bishops’ Conference has asked President Francisco Sagasti to correct “excessive limitations” on church attendance put in place by... Read more
Catholic scientists, journalists create COVID-19 info group
An international group of Catholic media professionals and scientists have founded a new organization to help counter misinformation about the... Read more
Arlington diocese seeks 150 new teachers as Catholic school wait list grows
Catholic schools in Virginia’s Diocese of Arlington are open for in-person instruction, and finding demand to be so high that... Read more
Vaccine hoarding, or pandemic prudence? The ethics of holding onto not-yet-approved vaccines
As the Biden administration refuses to send unused doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to other countries, ethicists discussed Catholic... Read more
Catholic University of America to reopen fully in Fall 2021
The Catholic University of America has announced a return to full-time, in-person classes for the Fall 2021 semester, saying that... Read more
Theologian: Catholics must also consider the 'justice' of COVID-19 vaccine
Catholic bishops and prominent theologians and ethicists say that although there is not an obligation to receive a COVID vaccine,... Read more
House sends COVID relief to White House without pro-life protections
As Congress passed a massive COVID relief package on Wednesday, leading U.S. bishops called the lack of abortion funding restrictions... Read more
NY lawmakers call for transparency on COVID in homes for people with disabilities
A group of New York state senators is calling on state Gov. Andrew Cuomo to rescind an order requiring group... Read more
One year into the pandemic, U.S. bishops call for global solidarity
The pandemic has emphasized the need for global solidarity, stated leading U.S. bishops one year after mass lockdowns and suspensions... Read more
Senate sends COVID relief bill back to House without pro-life provisions
The House could be voting as soon as Tuesday on a COVID relief package that pro-life groups warn would increase... Read more
Maine diocese, state, increase church attendance in time for Holy Week
Two weeks after the Bishop of Portland in Maine called state restrictions on religious gatherings “unacceptable,” Maine’s governor is allowing... Read more
Archbishop Gomez to Congress, Biden: Don’t force pro-life Americans to oppose COVID relief
As the Senate considers a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package on Friday, the head of the U.S. bishops’ conference warned... Read more
Bishops voice concern over treatment of religion in Irish reopening plan
As Ireland marks the first anniversary of the novel coronavirus arriving, local Catholic bishops are calling for the government to... Read more
Bishops across US issue split messages on Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine
Bishops across the United States have weighed in with varied guidance for their flocks amid renewed debate over the morality... Read more
