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How might the pandemic affect religious practice? A look at the current data

April 20, 2021 Filip Mazurczak 9

There is much pessimism across the West about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on religious practice. Luxembourg’s Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, for example, has grimly predicted that the disruption of normal religious life may have […]

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Supreme Court rebukes California’s strict coronavirus rules for churches

February 6, 2021 Catholic News Agency 9

Washington D.C., Feb 6, 2021 / 11:04 am (CNA).- California’s strict coronavirus rules banning indoor worship were blocked and revised by a U.S. Supreme Court injunction late Friday night, drawing praise from figures like Archbishop […]

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Pope Francis calls for ‘mission of compassion’ spurred by pandemic

January 29, 2021 CNA Daily News 1

Vatican City, Jan 29, 2021 / 04:35 am (CNA).- Pope Francis urged Catholics on Friday to engage in a “mission of compassion” to a world ravaged by the coronavirus crisis. 

Writing in his World Mission Day message, released on Jan. 29, … […]

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Appeals court rules on California churches that challenged Covid restrictions

January 25, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

CNA Staff, Jan 25, 2021 / 02:01 pm (CNA).- An appeals court last week ruled for a second time against a California church which challenged the state’s rules barring in-person worship services for much of the state, deciding that a total ban on in… […]

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, released this statement today regarding Pope Benedict’s resignation: The Holy Father brought the tender heart of a pastor, […]

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