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.
Pope calls for ‘reality check’ against misinformation about vaccines January 10, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The COVID-19 pandemic calls for an urgent reality check against baseless information and for increased efforts so everyone has access to vaccines, medicines and diagnostic tools, Pope Francis told diplomats from around the world.
Mask mandates return in several dioceses as omicron variant surges January 7, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News The rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has led bishops in dioceses nationwide to reimpose mask mandates for students and staff at schools as well as for Mass attendees regardless of vaccination status.
Surge in COVID-19 cases generates crisis standards of care in several Maryland hospitals January 6, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Catholic hospitals in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are being hit by medical and clinical staffing shortages and other challenges as the surge in COVID-19 cases continues filling emergency rooms throughout the state.
Wearing a mask at Mass is a small sacrifice pleasing to God, priest says January 3, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Wearing a high-filtering mask over one’s nose and mouth at Mass “is a small sacrifice we can bring to the altar as an offering pleasing to God for the good of all his children,” said Father Roberto Colombo, a geneticist and member of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
Cardinal Gregory, who tested positive for COVID-19, remains asymptomatic January 3, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory announced in a Dec. 31, 2021, statement that he tested positive for COVID-19. He was asymptomatic at the time and remained so Jan. 3, according to the media relations director for the archdiocese.
New COVID-19 mandates set for parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore December 30, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News In response to the rising numbers on positive COVID-19 cases and the hospitalization crisis, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has declared new COVID-19 protocols for all parishes effective Dec. 29, 2021, until Jan. 31, 2022.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Year in Review and Year Ahead December 27, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Respect Life, Synodality Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty sits down with Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori about the Year of the Eucharist, the worldwide synod, COVID-19, new seminarians and a new school, his new role chairing the U.S. bishop’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities and walks with Bayley, the archbishop’s dog.
