Tag: COVID-19

  • August 4, 2021

Federal judge blocks Texas order stopping transportation of migrants

A federal judge Aug. 3 temporarily blocked an order issued by the governor of Texas to halt transportation...
  • August 3, 2021

CDC urges continuation of public health rule that keeps out migrants

To the dismay of immigration advocates, the Biden administration announced Aug. 2 it would continue implementing a public...
  • August 3, 2021

Philippine bishop appeals for food for poor ahead of strict lockdown

The head of the Philippine bishops' conference has appealed to Catholics to give food to the poor so...
  • August 3, 2021

Sisters unload food, feed hungry in Ho Chi Minh City’s COVID crackdown

Thirty sisters of the Da Lat Lovers of the Holy Cross hurriedly prepared and cooked rice, fish, meat...
  • August 3, 2021

Two Catholic groups: No vaccine mandate without conscience protections

Two Catholic organizations issued statements in July urging against imposing a coronavirus vaccine mandate without conscience, religious or...
  • August 3, 2021

Vaccine proof not needed for Mass in Italy, but required for some functions

Proof of vaccination will not be required for people going to Mass in Italy, but will be necessary...
  • August 3, 2021

Pandemic shows problems persist in poor Americans’ home internet access

There has been much talk in the United States on the "digital divide," about how many -- really,...
  • June 28, 2021

Lack of love is life’s greatest disease, pope says

While the suffering brought on by the coronavirus pandemic continues to make headlines, there is another serious illness...
  • June 24, 2021

Pandemic’s economic fallout must not stop Catholics’ generosity, pope says

International solidarity in funding the rebuilding of schools, hospitals and churches destroyed by war is important, Pope Francis...
  • June 23, 2021

U.S. bishops praise Biden for committing to give vaccines to needy nations

The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairman of the USCCB's Committee on International...