New VA law protects churches during public emergencies
A new Virginia law prevents churches from being treated differently than businesses during a crisis.
A new Virginia law prevents churches from being treated differently than businesses during a crisis.
WASHINGTON — The Catholic Medical Association and three other physician-led organizations said Dec. 2 the “expeditious availability of effective vaccines” to fight COVID-19 is laudable.
Sick from COVID-19, a grandmother spent her final days being cared for by her family.
After the father contracted COVID-19, the family and their three dogs hunkered down for five weeks.
BEIJING — Catholics are upset about a directive from China’s communist government asking priests to “preach on patriotism” as a condition for reopening liturgical services, suspended earlier this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Father Stefan P. Starzynski, hospital chaplain at Inova Fairfax Hospital, reports that they’re celebrating 1,000 COVID discharges. Nurses made posters which are on display at the entrance for people to sign. Father Starzynski says they’re celebrating seeing a light at the end of the tunnel!
Many families at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington know Cathy Carroll, who has served in the academics office for 28 years, and who lovingly transported hundreds of children over those years in her yellow school bus from Southern Maryland to Bishop O’Connell. Some O’Connell families also know her as the mother of five daughters, all of whom became registered nurses.
Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen donates meals for parish food distribution.
Some churches celebrate public Mass and hold Communion services for the first time in weeks.
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