The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted lives the world over for more than a year. Its death toll will soon reach three million people. Yet the origin of pandemic remains uncertain: the political agendas of governments and scientists have generated thick clouds of obfuscation, which the
As one would expect on the official Irish government website, there is much information on the current COVID-19 pandemic. Last month a new heading appeared: “What You Can Do in May.” If one clicks on that heading, a list appears. “Mobile home and caravan parks
Planned Parenthood affiliates have continued to be approved for emergency small business loans in 2021, despite protests by senators who say they should be ineligible for the loans. The office of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said last week that it had once again sought an
A recent survey is measuring the extent of the world pandemic’s impact on U.S. Catholic faith practice. Responses were marked by frustration over continuing church closures and an eagerness to return to Mass. Survey results The survey was conducted by Catholics Come Home (CCH), an international
Republican Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon took action Friday to ban state agencies, boards, and commissions from mandating citizens show proof of “vaccine passports” to gain access “to state spaces and services.” “Vaccine passport programs have the potential to politicize a decision that should not be
The Vatican cardinal with responsibility for clergy has said that “nothing will be the same again” for pastoral life after the coronavirus pandemic. Paying tribute to priests who risked their own safety to continue their ministry, Cardinal Beniamino Stella said that many have rediscovered the
There are seven priests currently hospitalized with COVID-19 from the archdiocese of Ranchi in one of the states in India with some of the poorest medical infrastructure in the country, according to a local bishop. Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, an auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese located
Social issues aren’t enough: In ‘post-Catholic’ societies, writes Charles Collins, governments want the Church to know her place. When is an attack on religious liberty not an attack on religious liberty? According to many governments, the answer is: when religion is treated just like everything else.
Some countries used the COVID-19 pandemic to target religious minorities last year, a federal commission revealed on Wednesday. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan federal commission, released its 2021 Annual Report on Wednesday. Among its findings, USCIRF said that some governments
The Vatican has announced a rosary initiative dedicating the month of May to prayer for an end to the coronavirus pandemic. The Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization said April 21 that “for the deep desire of the Holy Father, the month
