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As EU plans new vaccine passport, Catholic experts call for pandemic response review

August 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

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CNA Newsroom, Aug 29, 2024 / 10:18 am (CNA).
Catholic experts are calling for a thorough and transparent review of data privacy and the COVID-19 pandemic response, including the impact of church closures a… […]

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How can the Catholic Church better prepare for the next pandemic?

July 10, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis greets medical workers administering the vaccine against COVID-19 April 2, 2021. / Credit: Holy See Press Office

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 10, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).
“Everything possible must be done to keep the churches open and opera… […]

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Catholic survey shows ‘shocking’ impact of UK church closures during COVID pandemic

December 12, 2023 Catholic News Agency 7

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CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
A “major” survey released this month by a British Catholic organization demonstrates what the group says were the “shocking” effects of COVID-19-related church c… […]

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Pope Francis: Vaccine access is a matter of justice

December 17, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis received the credential letters of seven new ambassadors to the Holy See on Dec. 17, 2021. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Dec 17, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis told ambassadors on Friday that it is a matter of justice that COV… […]

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A Church in mission or a Church in meetings?

August 18, 2021 George Weigel 25

On the Solemnity of Christ the King in 2013, Pope Francis completed the work of the 2012 Synod of Bishops with the apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel), issuing a ringing call […]

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Archbishop Chaput: Some Catholic bishops were “too compliant” with pandemic restrictions

June 3, 2021 CNA Daily News 1

Washington D.C., Jun 3, 2021 / 19:00 pm The Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia last week said that some Catholic bishops were “too compliant” with state and local restrictions on churches during the recent pandemic. “If […]

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‘Hope for the future’: Pope Francis asks Mary to intercede for end to pandemic

May 1, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

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Vatican City, May 1, 2021 / 11:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis prayed a rosary Saturday for an end to the coronavirus pandemic, imploring the Virgin Mary to in… […]

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Pope Francis to launch rosary ‘marathon’ for end to pandemic

April 28, 2021 CNA Daily News 5

Vatican City, Apr 28, 2021 / 07:00 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis on Saturday will lead a rosary to begin a month-long prayer marathon for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pope’s rosary will […]

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Cardinal Dziwisz: St. John Paul II’s last days ‘a source of consolation’ for pandemic-hit world

April 2, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

CNA Staff, Apr 2, 2021 / 03:00 am (CNA).- People around the world continue to draw strength from the way that St. John Paul II faced his final days, his former personal secretary said on the 16th anniversary of the Polish pope’s death.Cardinal Stanisła… […]

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Pope Francis: Support working mothers amid the coronavirus pandemic

March 15, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Vatican City, Mar 15, 2021 / 08:05 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has called for more support for working mothers during and after the coronavirus pandemic, saying that women are needed in the renewal of society and the economy.

“Women urgently need he… […]

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