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Popes Francis, Benedict receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its employees and residents Jan. 13.

Supporting the financial stability of parishes during COVID-19

When Catholic parishes around the country closed their doors in March last year because of COVID-19, many lost much of their offertory collections, which help them not just pay the bills but provide important ministries to the community.

Cobbler pivots to religious goods to help save business

When the pandemic forced many people to work from home last spring, business at Al’s Shoe Service in Mount Prospect almost completely dried up overnight.

Latino immigrant community responds to COVID crisis

The Latino immigrant community in Chicago has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, not just physically, with high rates of infections, but economically, with many people losing jobs owing to businesses shutting down.

For Ash Wednesday, Vatican asks priests to 'sprinkle' ashes on heads

The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people's heads rather than using them to make a cross on people's foreheads.

In message for World Sick Day, Pope Francis calls for health care for all

Praising those who help the sick and praying for those who are sick, Pope Francis called on Christians to practice what they preach, including by guaranteeing equal access to health care for all people.

‘Salud!’: A better 2021 requires more than a toast

Whether or not they raised a glass of bubbly as the new year made its debut, many people around the world were convinced that 2021 had to be better than 2020 was.

Archdiocese launches COVID-19 vaccination awareness campaign

When Cardinal Cupich joined other clergy in publicly receiving a COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 23 at St. Anthony Hospital, it marked the beginning of an archdiocesan campaign to encourage everyone to be vaccinated when they are able to.

2020: When things closed down, Catholics reached out

Many people are glad to see 2020 in the rearview mirror. It was a year the likes of which most people have never seen, a year when one story — the COVID-19 pandemic — dominated every news outlet for months. In one weekend in March, stores, offices and restaurants and even schools and churches closed their doors for months. When they reopened, it was with protocols requiring people to wear masks and maintain distance from one another.

Vatican: Without alternatives, current COVID-19 vaccines are morally acceptable

The Vatican's doctrinal office said that when alternative vaccines are not available, it is morally acceptable to receive COVID-19 vaccines developed or tested using cell lines originating from aborted fetuses.
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