Read more about the article Bishops: Getting COVID-19 vaccine is ‘act of charity,’ supports the common good
Sandra Lindsay, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y., Dec. 14, 2020, is inoculated with the coronavirus vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester. (CNS photo/Mark Lennihan, Pool via Reuters)

Bishops: Getting COVID-19 vaccine is ‘act of charity,’ supports the common good

Bishops say that connection to morally compromised cell lines is so remote and the public health situation is too grave to reject the vaccines.

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Read more about the article Virus halts Guadalupe processions, but not other ways to safely celebrate feast
Archbishop JosÈ H. Gomez of Los Angeles pays tribute to a portrait of Our Lady of Guadalupe during the 89th procession and Mass Dec. 6, 2020, at the Mission San Gabriel in Los Angeles honoring St. Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose feast day is Dec. 12. (CNS photo/Victor Aleman, Angelus)

Virus halts Guadalupe processions, but not other ways to safely celebrate feast

Huge celebrations in Los Angeles and Houston have been canceled; faithful are encouraged to participate in virtual events.

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Read more about the article Pro-life physician-led groups weigh in on development of COVID-19 vaccines
A dose of the COVID-19 vaccination made by Pfizer and BioNTech is administered in this undated handout photo. (CNS photo/BioNTech SE 2020 handout via Reuters)

Pro-life physician-led groups weigh in on development of COVID-19 vaccines

Groups call for "assurances of safety, efficacy and a full commitment to uncompromised ethical development" of vaccines by pharmaceutical companies.

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Read more about the article Catholics say they’re able to deepen their approach to Advent season this year
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore welcomes pro-lifers in Annapolis, Md., March 4, 2019, during his opening prayer for the Maryland March for Life. (CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review) See MARYLAND-MARCH-LIFE March 11, 2019.

Catholics say they’re able to deepen their approach to Advent season this year

Staying at home leaves more time, energy for Advent traditions, old and new

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Read more about the article Pope creates 13 new cardinals, including Washington archbishop
New Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington attends a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis with new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 29, 2020. (CNS photo/Gregorio Borgia, Reuters pool)

Pope creates 13 new cardinals, including Washington archbishop

Pandemic restricts attendance at consistory for new cardinals

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Read more about the article Bishops, in virtual meeting, focus on McCarrick report, pandemic, racism
Bishop J. Mark Spalding takes part in the November meeting of the USCCB over an internet based connection from his desk in the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville, TN on Monday, 16 November 2020. Bishops are participating in the Fall meeting by virtual connections because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bishops, in virtual meeting, focus on McCarrick report, pandemic, racism

"Our mission is to heal the world,” Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the papal nuncio to the United States, told the bishops.

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Read more about the article In gathering for U.S. bishops like no other, annual meeting goes online
Bishop J. Mark Spalding takes part in the November meeting of the USCCB over an internet based connection from his desk in the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville, TN on Monday, 16 November 2020. Bishops are participating in the Fall meeting by virtual connections because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In gathering for U.S. bishops like no other, annual meeting goes online

Bishops will meet virtually Nov. 16-17, and are expected to discuss McCarrick report, youth protection, pastoral responses to COVID-19 pandemic and racism

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Read more about the article Report’s X-ray look into U.S. abuse scandal digs up pain, hope in transparency
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore welcomes pro-lifers in Annapolis, Md., March 4, 2019, during his opening prayer for the Maryland March for Life. (CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review) See MARYLAND-MARCH-LIFE March 11, 2019.

Report’s X-ray look into U.S. abuse scandal digs up pain, hope in transparency

WASHINGTON. The Catholic Church’s unusual transparency in a report detailing the ascent to power of former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, despite top Church officials’ knowledge of his sexual abuses,…

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