Virus weighs again on Christmas festivities in Bethlehem
In Bethlehem, there was a mix of conviviality and restraint reflected in celebrations around the world on a Christmas Eve dampened once again by the coronavirus.
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by bcadmin | Dec 25, 2021 | Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Associated Press, Bethlehem, Christmas, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Nativity, COVID-19 coronavirus, France, Germany, Holy Land, News, Palestinian Christians, Spain | 0 |
In Bethlehem, there was a mix of conviviality and restraint reflected in celebrations around the world on a Christmas Eve dampened once again by the coronavirus.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic colleges, Catholic News Service, Catholic Universities, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, News, Vaccinations, Vaccines | 0 |
As Catholic colleges grapple with how to reopen in the fall, many are already saying they will require their students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and some schools are also mandating that staff members be vaccinated.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, COVID-19 coronavirus, News, Vaccinations, Vaccines, Vatican | 0 |
The Vatican will give the second dose of coronavirus vaccines to some of the 1,400 homeless people, migrants and poor who got their first shot a few weeks ago in the walled city state.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 6, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, COVID-19 coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, Diocese of Trenton, Elderly, New Jersey, News, seniors | 0 |
Lucia DeClerck has survived the 1918 influenza pandemic, two world wars, the loss of three husbands, one son and many of her physicians. Recently added to the list: COVID-19, which she tested positive for on her 105th birthday.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | Archdiocese of Dubuque, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Coronavirus, Coronavirus pandemic, covid, COVID-19, COVID-19 coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, diocese of Davenport, Diocese of Des Moines, Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, Iowa Catholic Conference, News, Pandemic, Vaccinations, Vaccines | 0 |
Getting vaccines to underserved populations in Iowa — immigrants, refugees, Hispanics, African Americans and other communities — needs to happen through their faith communities and other local groups they trust.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 30, 2021 | Anscombe Bioethics Centre, bioethics, Boris Johnson, Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, Coronavirus, Coronavirus pandemic, covid, COVID-19, COVID-19 coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, Great Britain, lead, News, United Kingdom, Vaccinations, vaccine, Vaccines | 0 |
So-called “vaccine passports” could lead to an “unethical coercion” of citizens, according to the head of the UK’s leading Catholic bioethics center.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 6, 2021 | Catholic Church, Church in Africa, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, lead, News, Tanzania | 0 |
In just two months, the Catholic Church in Tanzania has lost 25 priests and 60 nuns to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 5, 2021 | Church in the Middle East, COVID-19 coronavirus, Iraq, lead, News, Papal travel, Pope in Iraq | 0 |
Pope Francis arrived in Iraq, where he will visit six cities in three days, amidst security concerns in a country ravaged by years of war, the constant threat of terrorism and during a global pandemic.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 1, 2021 | Amazon region, Brazil, Catholic Church, Catholic healthcare, Church in the Americas, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, Franciscans, lead, News | 0 |
Two hospital boats sent to the remote communities of the Amazon region in Brazil to treat COVID-19 patients have suspended operations after their entire staff tested positive for the coronavirus on February 11.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 23, 2021 | Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, CNN, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 coronavirus, News | 0 |
During a Feb. 22 evening program on CNN, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered a prayer for those who have died from COVID-19 asking God to “grant enteral peace to all our sisters and brothers lost to this disease.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 23, 2021 | Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, CNN, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 coronavirus, News | 0 |
During a Feb. 22 evening program on CNN, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered a prayer for those who have died from COVID-19 asking God to “grant enteral peace to all our sisters and brothers lost to this disease.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 11, 2021 | Archbishop Alan Vigneron, Archdiocese of Detroit, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, Lockdowns, News | 0 |
Citing the “essential and central nature of the eucharistic sacrifice” in the life of the Catholic Church, Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron Feb. 9 announced the general dispensation from Sunday Mass for Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit will expire March 13.
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