The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Administrative Committee released a pastoral message March 9, 2021, marking one year since the coronavirus pandemic began.
USCCB Administrative Committee’s pastoral message marks year of pandemic
Religious leaders urge Biden to support global coronavirus aid, debt relief
Two religious leaders, including the chairman of a U.S. bishops’ committee, urged the Biden administration to support the release of $3 trillion in global reserve funds to help developing countries respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
High court for now rejects religious school’s challenge to pandemic limits
The Supreme Court Dec. 17 rejected an appeal from a Kentucky Christian school to be exempt from state orders to stop in-person classes amid rising coronavirus cases.
Bishop Kettler: Preparing for a different kind of Advent and Christmas
Gatherings during these seasons will be different — the pandemic especially reminds us to be watchful and sacrifice for the needs of our community.
New ‘Beatitudes Center’ to teach peace online first, then in person
Father John Dear,Nobel Peace Prize nominee, lecturer, teacher, book author and founder of the new Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus, continuespeace education by offering online courses.
Pandemic opens the way to new possibilities of evangelization, bishops say
The coronavirus pandemic may have led to debilitating isolation among Catholics, but it has not lessened people’s hunger for the Eucharist, bishops across the country said.
Leading our best lives during the pandemic
“Have we lost our purpose? Is anyone else wondering what this is all about?”
Walking With Purpose Bible studies for Catholic women go virtual amid pandemic
The organization Walking With Purpose has adapted its signature face-to-face Bible study groups into a virtual study program “that has become a lifeline for women during this period of isolation,” said the group’s founder.