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Chicago archdiocese mandates COVID vaccination for clerics, employees
by Christine Rousselle Chicago, Ill., Aug 25, 2021 / 15:26 pm The Archdiocese of Chicago will require all archdiocesan employees and clergy to receive the vaccine for COVID-19 within the next six weeks, and will only allow exemptions for medical reasons. “We have made this decision convinced that this is …
Los Angeles archdiocese won’t provide religious exemption from Covid vaccines
by Carl Bunderson Los Angeles, Calif., Aug 16, 2021 / 17:14 pm The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has said it is not providing religious exemption letters to individuals who object to receiving a vaccination against the coronavirus. In a terse statement, the archdiocese said it “recommends that all members of …
Catholic vaccine exemptions take the wrong path, San Diego’s Bishop McElroy says
by Kevin J. Jones San Diego, Calif., Aug 13, 2021 / 17:26 pm Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego has asked that priests in his diocese not sign religious exemption letters from coronavirus vaccine mandates. He criticized a recent exemption letter from the Colorado Catholic Conference for promoting a pathway …
Military archdiocese supports Covid vaccine mandate for servicemen
by Christine Rousselle Washington D.C., Aug 9, 2021 / 17:13 pm The Pentagon is reportedly set to require that all troops receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a memo that was first obtained Monday by the Associated Press. The memo from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated that he would …
Bioethicist: There must be conscience exemptions to vaccine mandates
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Aug 4, 2021 / 13:01 pm As workplaces have begun to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, some Catholic institutions insist that conscience exemptions are necessary. In addition, priests should be allowed to support Catholics who conscientiously refuse COVID-19 vaccines, says one bioethicist. “It is Catholic …
Pope Francis celebrates name day with poor as the Vatican’s free vaccinations continue
Vatican City, Apr 23, 2021 / 05:30 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis on Friday celebrated the feast of St. George, his namesake, with 600 of Rome’s poor and needy, as they waited to receive the second dose of the coronavirus vaccination at the Vatican. Pope Francis’ baptismal name is Jorge …
Update on COVID-19 Vaccines
On April 12, Archbishop Schnurr sent the following letter to priests and deacons of the archdiocese. April 12, 2021 Dear Brothers in Holy Orders, On December 3, 2020, I wrote to you outlining some of the most importanModerna Vacct principles regarding the application of the Church’s moral teaching to the …
