Bishop Stephen Chow Sau-yan of Hong Kong has asked the government to provide more options for isolated elderly people at shelters and hospitals, as the COVID-19 pandemic rages in the city.
With high COVID numbers in Hong Kong, bishop says elderly need options
Bishop Kettler: Temporary COVID protocols will protect people, health systems
“We are a Church that understands the significance of sacrifice, and so I’m asking you to make some additional sacrifices for the good of our communities and our people.”
Mask mandates return in several dioceses as omicron variant surges
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.
Wearing a mask at Mass is a small sacrifice pleasing to God, priest says
A priest who is a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life wrote that wearing a high-filtering mask is a “little sacrifice” that can be offered to God.
States, businesses, religious groups urge court to block vaccine mandate
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Dec. 20 that the omicron variant is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the United States.
COVID-19 booster shots to be required at some Catholic colleges next year
A list frequently updated by The Chronicle of Higher Education shows that 1,123 campuses, as of Dec. 15, have a COVID-19 vaccine requirement and a few dozen of those listed have added the booster requirement.