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NYC Mayor de Blasio Defends Decision Not to Pay for Coronavirus Testing at Private Schools
The legal fight comes amid new public health measures from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which included additional testing requirements for schools open for in-person learning in certain zones of the city with higher infection rates.
COVID Can’t Mute the Splendor of the Season
EDITORIAL: Because the Church has demonstrated Mass can be safely celebrated amid this pandemic, Catholics must stand firm against unjust efforts to drastically curtail our public worship.
French Catholic Bishops Win Appeal Against 30-Person Mass Limit
The prime minister met with a delegation of French bishops Sunday night to discuss a new gauge for the resumption of public Masses after France’s strict second lockdown.
No Public Masses Until January for Belgian Catholics
In a statement Tuesday, Belgium’s bishops urged priests to keep churches open for private prayer for as long as possible in December and January.
![LEFT: Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in 2012 [U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released]. RIGHT: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2019 [CC BY 2.0/Chris Rank for Rank Studios/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons].](https://publisher-publish.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20201201011232_fdab1919ee4ab762575cd16c05f4507673d7d3ce73af5f8859c8d7048547222a.jpeg "LEFT: Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in 2012 [U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released]. RIGHT: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2019 [CC BY 2.0/Chris Rank for Rank Studios/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons].")
5 Thoughts on ‘Brooklyn Diocese v. Cuomo’
The court majority is restoring the full vigor of the first right in the First Amendment after a protracted period of anemia.
John Haas: Catholics Should Use Vaccines That Have Absolutely No Connection to Abortion, If Available
COMMENTARY: According to the Vatican, in cases of significant gravity Catholics may use some vaccines with connections to abortion without incurring moral guilt, while making known their opposition to how these vaccines were manufactured.
Supreme Court Halts New York’s Enforcement of Severe Restrictions on Attending Religious Services
COMMENTARY: Justices’ writing the 5-4 decision in favor of injunction explained, that “even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten.”
Be Not Afraid, But Be Confident in Christ
“We are in a war with Satan and his evil forces,” says Deacon Steve Greco. “Because of this war the sacraments are critical for our spiritual survival.”
Supreme Court Overturns NY Church Restrictions as Brooklyn Bishop Says Religion ‘Essential’ During Pandemic
In a statement Thursday, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio said he is “gratified by the decision of the Justices of the United States Supreme Court, who have recognized the clear First Amendment violation and urgent need for relief in this case.”
