Christian divisions make fertile ground for conflict, pope says May 6, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Doing nothing to overcome the divisions among Christians means allowing tensions to fester and even feed conflict, Pope Francis said.
Schools deal with effects of pandemic May 2, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools While the return to all in-person learning in the 2021-22 academic year was greeted with sighs of relief by many throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore, it was not without some level of anxiety among students.
Report: Kids’ time spent on screen soars during the pandemic April 27, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Commentary, Coronavirus, Feature, Guest Commentary Use of screen media per day is up 17 percent for teens (ages 13-18) and tweens (ages 8-12) from the start of the pandemic, according to Common Sense Media. And that doesn’t take into account time spent attending school virtually and doing homework.
Inflation wallops parishes and schools in Archdiocese of Baltimore April 6, 2022By Mary K. Tilghman Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Inflation and supply issues have affected the classroom, offices and even the school buses for churches and schools throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Paglia: Pandemic points to urgent need to address inequality in health care March 31, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News “Serious thinking” about inequality in health care “is a task we can no longer put off,” Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, told a New York audience March 30.
Tensions over vaccine mandates creep into church February 17, 2022By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Uncategorized, World News The issue of coercion, rather than the morality of COVID-19 vaccines, that tends to be the preeminent source of tension between those who seek greater restrictions and those who seek greater freedom, and Catholics appear to be divided as societies in general.
Catholic schools in Archdiocese of Baltimore moving to optional masking where permitted February 11, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will adopt an optional mask policy effective Feb. 14 in most jurisdictions that do not mandate masks in schools. The new policy replaces a previous requirement that masks be worn in all Catholic schools.
Ascension St. Agnes reaches 30,000 vaccinations milestone February 8, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News The Ascension St. Agnes COVID-19 Vaccine Team and Health Institute in southwest Baltimore has administered 30,000 COVID-19 vaccinations in 13 months from Dec. 17, 2020, to January 2022.
Accurate information is a human right, pope tells Catholic communicators January 28, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Catholic communicators must help provide correct and truthful information about COVID-19 and its vaccines and do so in a way that avoids oversimplification and creating conflict, Pope Francis said.
Enrollment booms at St. John Regional Catholic School January 24, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Despite the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic, St. John Regional Catholic School in Frederick, which serves grades Pre-K to eight, has managed to increase its student enrollment from 466 students in Fall 2020 to 608 students in January 2022.
Partnering in the pandemic: Churches see possibilities for ecumenism January 21, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In promoting Christian unity, ecumenical prayer and practical cooperation among divided church communities, the COVID-19 pandemic has not been all bad news.
Court blocks vaccine mandate for businesses, allows it for health workers January 14, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Supreme Court, Uncategorized, World News The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision Jan. 13 blocked a rule by the Biden administration that would have required employees at large businesses to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or wear masks and get tested each week for the coronavirus.
