Unvaccinated Catholics Asked Not to Attend Mass by English Parish
Parish community coordinator Diane Williams said Jan. 4 that the request was intended to protect members of the community from infection and hospitalization.
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2022’s Continuing COVID Conversation
COMMENTARY: In 2021, everybody saw that the football stadiums are as full as they used to be. The Catholic churches are not.
Baltimore Releases New COVID-19 Protocols
All Catholics aged five and older are now required to wear a mask inside of churches in Baltimore County and Howard County, including clergy and liturgical ministers.
Cardinal Gerhard Müller Calls COVID-Related Sacrament Restrictions ‘Grave Sin’
In an interview with the Register, the German cardinal also warned against bishops and priests who ‘offer themselves as courtiers to the rulers of this world and make themselves their propagandists.’
Dutch Catholic Bishops Cancel Christmas Midnight Masses Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
More than 84% of the population in the Netherlands is fully vaccinated and a total of 587 people with COVID-19 are currently in hospital intensive care units, according to the Dutch government dashboard.
Canadian Diocese Requires COVID-19 Vaccination to Attend Mass
Those who have recently turned 12 will have a three-month “grace period” to receive a COVID-19 vaccine before being subject to the vaccine passport system at churches, the diocese said.
New Brunswick Mandates COVID Vaccine Pass, but Catholic Dioceses Take Differing Approaches
Provincial government rules which took effect Sept. 21 required proof of vaccination to access certain events, services, and businesses.
Canadian Archbishop: Only Fully Vaccinated Can Attend Mass
The New Brunswick rules apply to those 12 and older seeking to attend “indoor organized gatherings,” including weddings, funerals, conferences, workshops and parties, excepting parties at a private dwelling.
As Masks Are Creeping Back in Churches, Will Other Restrictions Also Reappear?
New Mexico and Washington are among the states that have recently reinstituted mask mandates applying to all indoor activities, but overall the restrictions in place remain less burdensome than they were a year ago.
Archdiocese of Washington and Baltimore Province Reinstate Sunday Obligation
The Mass dispensation will be lifted in six dioceses beginning June 26-27.
