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Catholic woman awarded $12.7 million in religious discrimination lawsuit over COVID vaccine
In her religious excemption request, Lisa Domski wrote that taking the vaccine “would be a terrible sin and distance my... Read more
As EU plans new vaccine passport, Catholic experts call for pandemic response review
Catholic experts weigh in as a new initiative, dubbed “European Vaccination Beyond COVID-19,” aims at establishing a Europe-wide vaccination card... Read more
Pope names biochemist who contributed to COVID vaccine to Pontifical Academy for Life
Katalin Karikó helped develop the mRNA technology used to create the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Read more
Sports anchor Sage Steele: ‘I wouldn’t be standing today without my faith’
Steele sued ESPN and its parent company in 2022 for violating her free speech rights after she was taken off... Read more
In World Peace Day message, Pope Francis asks, ‘What did we learn from the pandemic?’
In a message sent to heads of state across the world, Francis asked leaders to reflect on what lessons can... Read more
COVID-19 vaccine mandate for military nears its end
Republicans in the House of Representatives have secured a compromise with Democrats dropping the vaccine mandate from the nation’s annual... Read more
Republicans seek to end military’s COVID vaccine mandate by holding up defense bill
A number of Republicans are threatening to hold up the NDAA’s passage until Congress requires the DoD to reverse its... Read more
DC Catholic schools must comply with district's COVID-19 vaccination rules for students 12 and older
Parents seeking a religious exemption must now provide additional information to support their request. Read more
Health care workers denied religious exemption to COVID-19 vaccine mandate settle lawsuit for $10.3M
The employees refused the vaccination due to its association with aborted fetal cells. Read more
Benedict XVI's secretary in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19
Gänswein has been in isolation since April 11, a time period that included all of the Easter Triduum and Benedict... Read more
If this nun-doctor can't get a vaccine religious exemption, who can?
If a Roman Catholic nun who is a doctor serving the poor in DC can't get a religious exemption to... Read more
Parents, professor vow to keep speaking out against Boston College's booster mandate
A petition and telephone campaign by parents and others opposed to Boston College’s COVID-19 booster shot mandate failed to stop... Read more
Vatican astronomer: ‘Trust the science’ does not convince those who most need to be convinced
Brother Guy Consolmagno said the phrase left him ‘puzzled.’ Read more
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Supreme Court halts Biden vaccine-or-test policy for businesses, allows mandate for health care workers
The Supreme Court has blocked President Joe Biden's sweeping vaccine-or-test mandate for private sector businesses, while allowing a new federal... Read more
Italian bishop forbids unvaccinated priests from distributing Communion
The new diocesan restrictions come as the Italian government has banned unvaccinated citizens from entering restaurants, public transportation, gyms, theaters,... Read more
Conservative Supreme Court justices question basis for Biden COVID-19 vaccine policies
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on the legality of President Joe Biden's COVID-19 mandates for businesses... Read more
Unvaccinated Catholics asked not to attend Mass by English parish
The diocese said vaccination status should not be a “barrier” to attending Mass. Read more
Vatican tightens COVID-19 rules for offices of Roman Curia
Cardinal Parolin issued a decree outlining the new measures. Read more
Vatican reaffirms support for COVID-19 vaccines amid spread of omicron variant
It issued a statement amid global concern about the Omicron variant. Read more
UC-Irvine fires Catholic ethicist who filed 'natural immunity' challenge to COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, a Catholic psychiatrist and medical ethicist who is suing the University of California for denying him a... Read more
