The Vatican has updated its COVID-19 protocols, allowing most employees and visitors to enter Vatican City State without a vaccination certificate or proof of recovery.
Vatican relaxes vaccine mandate, masking rules
With COVID-19 waning, Vatican urges care with Holy Week liturgies
The Vatican asked bishops and priests to be prudent in their planning for Holy Week and Easter liturgies but offered no firm instructions.
Back-to-school: Catholic schools lack uniform face mask policy
As Catholic schools are preparing for the new year, and many have already opened their doors, there is a broad range of face mask policies in effect — from none at all to strict requirements — as the nation battles another coronavirus surge.
Catholic dioceses cope with new limits as virus cases spike in U.S., Canada
Bishops have extended the dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation for Catholics until sometime next year, and dioceses continue to strictly follow health protocols to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Cordileone: Catholics’ right to worship ‘unjustly repressed’ by government
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said restrictions imposed on indoor worship service are turning away the faithful from church.