Global Church Fights to Worship Despite COVID
In some areas of the world, bans on all Masses remain in place.
Results from Tag: 'mass restrictions'
Catholic Bishop in Iceland Appeals for Lifting of 10-Person Mass Limit
Iceland’s current coronavirus measures, which have been in place since November, are scheduled to expire on Jan. 12.
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Governor Cuomo's Restrictions on Size of Religious Gatherings
According to the Becket Fund, the court's decision “effectively means that New York cannot enforce its caps against any house of worship.”
Supreme Court Vacates Ruling on Colorado Church Restrictions
Churches in New York, California, and now Colorado have won their appeals for relief against state COVID restrictions in light of the court’s Brooklyn Diocese ruling.
Belgium Allows 15 People at Mass in ‘Slight Easing’ of Public Worship Ban
The new regulation for Masses allows a total of 15 participants at liturgies, while previous measures only allowed for four.
Churches Appeal to SCOTUS for Religious-Liberty Protections, Amid Increasingly Strict COVID Restrictions
A pair of recent instructions from the U.S. Supreme Court have signaled support for the pushback by Catholic bishops and other faith groups against measures they insist are unfair and unnecessary.
Balancing Lives and Livelihoods: Catholics Clash Over Pandemic Positions
Amid deeply polarized views on how society should respond to COVID-19, Catholic thinkers propose measured approaches that recognize the need for care of body and soul.
Belgian Catholics Organize Legal Challenge to Public Mass Ban
An open letter to the Belgian prime minister, written after the Nov. 29 decree and posted on the website “For the Mass,” has been signed by 10,000 people as of Dec. 7.
Archbishop Cordileone Discusses Religious Liberty, COVID Restrictions and Equal Treatment
The San Francisco archbishop told the Register that the continuing unfair treatment of religious worship compared to some secular activities is ‘outrageous,’ as well as unconstitutional.
Catholic Bishops Welcome ‘Realistic’ New Measures for Public Masses in France
Catholics in Paris have begun a novena, which will end on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic.
