Catholics and COVID-19 Vaccines
What Catholics should know about COVID-19, vaccines, and Catholic ethics. News and updates.
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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
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
Bioethicists highlight greater threshold for medical decisions for children
As Moderna asks the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its coronavirus vaccine for children under 6, the National Catholic... Read more
Will an Italian convent be closed for opposition to COVID-19 vaccines?
The Vatican carried out an inspection of the Monastery of Santa Caterina in Perugia. Read more
The latest on Sister Dede: D.C. has given her a religious exemption from vaccination mandate
Sister Deirdre Byrne says she can resume her work as a physician and surgeon in Washington, D.C., after officials there... Read more
D.C. restores Sister Dede's medical license during COVID-19 vaccine legal battle
Sister Deirdre Byrne, perhaps better known as “Sister Dede,” says she can temporarily resume her work as a physician and... 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
Appeals court: Navy service members requesting religious exemption to COVID vaccine should not be punished
A federal appeals court on Monday ruled to keep a lower court order in place, temporarily preventing the Navy and... 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
Medical workers ask Supreme Court to block NY vaccine mandate lacking religious exemption
A group of healthcare workers once again petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to block New York’s coronavirus vaccine mandate... Read more
Quebec bishops lament government's COVID vaccine passport for Mass attendance
The Catholic bishops of Quebec, while registering their opposition to the province's imposition of COVID-19 vaccine passports as a requirement... Read more
Pope Francis: Being ‘properly informed’ on COVID-19 vaccines is a ‘human right’
‘Fake news has to be refuted, but individual persons must always be respected,’ he told a Catholic fact-checking group. Read more
Legal group seeks protection for Navy personnel objecting to COVID vaccine on religious grounds
A Christian legal group has filed a class-action lawsuit with the goal of blocking the Navy’s COVID vaccine mandate for... Read more
Judge blocks COVID vaccine mandate for federal employees
A federal judge on Friday issued a preliminary injunction against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees. Read more
Catholic prep school keeps unvaccinated kids behind plastic barriers at lunch
The COVID-19 precautions at Boston College High School, which also bar unvaccinated students from playing sports, go beyond those in... Read more
Burlington priest asks parishioners to tell bishop of his pastoral care, mental health
Father Peter Williams says the Diocese of Burlington is trying to remove him as pastor of his parish because he... 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
New COVID-19 rules for visitors to Vatican Museums
The museums are a major source of revenue for the Holy See. 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
Federal judge issues injunction over military COVID vaccine mandate
A federal judge on Monday issued a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration and the Department of Defense over their... Read more
