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Mask mandates return in several dioceses as omicron variant surges

The rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has led bishops in dioceses nationwide to reimpose mask mandates for students and staff at schools as well as for Mass attendees regardless of vaccination status.

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Mask mandates return in several dioceses as omicron variant surges

The rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has led bishops in dioceses nationwide to reimpose mask mandates for students and staff at schools as well as for Mass attendees regardless of vaccination status.

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Dioceses vary in approach to easing, lifting mask mandates

After the Center for Disease Control (CDC) eased mask requirements for vaccinated people last week, Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh decided it was important to adopt the guidance in his diocesan churches, but still find a way to accommodate those that are uncomfortable in a general population of mask-less people.

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Detroit ‘families of parishes’ plan moves ahead; Pittsburgh announces mergers

Heroic trust in the Holy Spirit and a firm resolve to move forward “on mission” are at the heart of the Archdiocese of Detroit’s transition to “families of parishes,” Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron said Nov. 22 in a new pastoral note.

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Bishops: Pope’s civil union remarks won’t change teaching on marriage

Pope Francis’s expression of openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights does not change church teaching on marriage as being between one woman and one man, said several U.S. bishops and dioceses.

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Prelates condemn Floyd murder, ‘evil’ of racism, call for action

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, condemned the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and warned the country must “leave behind the purveyors of polarization” in politics.

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Pittsburgh diocese to consolidate 61 parishes into 15

PITTSBURGH — The Diocese of Pittsburgh has announced plans to consolidate 61 parishes into 15 new parishes. The mergers, to be completed July 1, will reduce the number of parishes in the diocese of Pittsburgh from 152 to 106. Bishop David Zubik told parishioners in a letter that “This has

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