The Vatican will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations in mid-January, giving priority to its health care workers, security personnel, employees who deal with the public and older residents, employees and retirees. In a press release Jan. 2, ...
The coronavirus pandemic has required many people around the world to develop an "adapt and carry on" attitude. That's the mantra of Geoff Andrews, superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Salina, Kansas, as the ...
With public health officials warning that COVID-19 vaccination rollouts won't do much to tame the immediate dangers of the pandemic, a Florida Catholic hospital is looking at medications and protocols to protect and save lives. The ...
Churches will ring bells at noon Dec. 30, during the octave of Christmas, to remember and honor the more than 336,000 people who have died in the United States from COVID-19. These bells will ring in ...
With anti-COVID-19 vaccines now available and being given to health care workers and others across the country, Dr. Thomas McGovern, who serves on the national board of the Catholic Medical Association, answers common questions by ...
The Vatican's coronavirus commission and the Pontifical Academy for Life issued a joint statement calling for a coordinated international effort to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. The document highlights the "critical role of ...
Margaret Whitty didn't hesitate when given the opportunity to be among the first residents of the Stella Maris Nursing Home near Baltimore to receive the coronavirus vaccine. "They have done their homework," 93-year-old Whitty said of ...
Attorney General Karl A. Racine of the District of Columbia Dec. 22 announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed Dec. 11 by the Archdiocese of Washington regarding the District's previous cap on attendance at houses ...
Tickets for Masses, virtual holiday concerts, video Christmas cards, and drive-by Nativity scenes: It's beginning to look a lot like a different sort of Christmas. With COVID-19 contributing to the cancellation of Christmas pageants, caroling and ...
The Catholic Schools Office for the Diocese of Owensboro has announced that in-person instruction will resume after the Christmas holidays. The schools had transitioned from in-person instruction to virtual-only learning in late November, following an executive ...