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Catholic Ethics and the Challenge of COVID-19

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COVID-19 takes toll on Catholic clergy in hard-hit countries by Luis Andres Henao and Jessie Wardarski The Associated Press
Brazil’s bishops urge investigation of country’s COVID-19 vaccine purchases by Lise Alves Catholic News Service
Archbishop Paglia pleads with Catholic critics of Covid vaccines by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Church in Vietnam mobilises to help those suffering from ongoing Covid-19 crisis by Vatican News
Dr. Francis Collins: Vatican's COVID-19 vaccine push 'extremely helpful' by Christopher White National Catholic Reporter
With Pope Francis’ blessing, Catholics pressed Biden White House to waive vaccine patents by Claire Giangravé and Jack Jenkins Religion News Service
Pope doubles down in press for equity in vaccine distribution by Inés San Martín Crux
Half of US Mormons are COVID-19 ‘vaccine hesitant’ or ‘vaccine refusers,’ study shows by Jana Riess Religion News Service
Pope Francis: ‘Morally everyone must take the vaccine’ by ChicagoCatholic
Vatican conference features Fauci, Francis — and Aerosmith by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press/National Catholic Register
Vatican tackles psychological fallout from Covid pandemic by Inés San Martín Crux
Church also suffers losses as India deals with deadly COVID wave by Nirmala Carvalho Crux
Report: Pandemic gives rise to antisemitic ‘Zoom bombing’ by Michael Kunzelman Religion News Service
Religious sisters seek to fight the pandemic, and look towards post-COVID world by Inés San Martín Crux
Pope addresses Covid crisis in message to Ibero-American Summit by Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ Vatican News
Vatican set to give second dose of vaccine to migrants, poor people by The Associated Press/Crux
Covid-19: Bishops of Costa Rica announce Day of Prayer. The Bishops of Costa Rica organize a Day of Prayer this 22 April for all those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. by Vatican News
Countering Catholic misinformation about vaccines by Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk The Boston Pilot
'How many of us will be left?' Catholic nuns face loss, pain by Matt Sedensky The Associated Press
Pope Francis honors sacrifice of medical workers who died in coronavirus pandemic by Catholic News Agency
Papal nuncio in Peru under fire for getting vaccine with VIPs by Thérèse Thibon La Croix International
Bishops conference condemns Peru vaccine scandal by Catholic News Agency
Cardinal says Vatican employees could lose jobs for refusing COVID-19 vaccine by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency
Faith and the COVID-19 vaccine: ‘The scientific community has a storytelling problem’.The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, a Buddhist monk ordained by the Dalai Lama, on the impact and challenges of the pandemic. by Julie Schonfeld Religion Mews Service
Vatican urges equal access to vaccines amid production delay by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Pandemic forces changes to Roman Curia’s annual Lenten retreat by Courtney Mares CNA
Homeless people receive Covid-19 vaccine in the Vatican by Michele Raviart & Linda BordoniVatican News
COVID Reality: Reflection Of A Hospital Chaplain…Part 1 by William Helmsworth Patheos
COVID Reality: Reflection Of A Hospital Chaplain…Part 2 by William Hemsworth Patheos
Rome priest chronicles ministering while sick with COVID-19 by Carol Glatz Catholic News Service/ UCA News
Pope Francis suggests people have moral obligation to take coronavirus vaccine by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Register
Holy Spirit sister who survived COVID-19 donates plasma to save others by Saji Thomas Global Sisters Report
Pope on COVID-19 vaccine: Needy, vulnerable must come first by Frances D/Emilio Associated Press
Kirk Cameron Condemns "Mask Gestapo" While Publicizing COVID-Spreading... by Beth Stronenurder Patheos
COVID’s Toll on the Orthodox Christian Church .Denial and defiance among the clergy have led to deaths. by George E. Demacopoulos Commonweal
Holy See: 'Covid-19 vaccines must be accessible to all.'. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič highlights the need for intensified international cooperation and multilateral efforts to fully respect fundamental human rights and guarantee accessibility to the Covid-19 vaccine for all. by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
An exclusive essay by Pope Francis on a ‘personal Covid,’ his exile in Argentina by Pope Francis America
43 Catholic priests have died in Italy’s 2nd wave of coronavirus by Hannah Brockhaus CNA/The Catholic World Report
Covid: the deception of selfishness, the force of compassion by Vatican News
Anglican leaders in call for “equitable” global access to Covid-19 vaccines after online meeting by Anglican News
Kenya: Missionaries responding to Covid-19 by Matt Moran Independent Catholic News
General Audience Closes to Public After Positive Case of COVID-19 by Junno Arocho Esteves CNS/The Tablet
Trump evangelical advisers exposed to COVID-19 flout CDC guidelines, preach in public, A number of high-profile Christian leaders attended recent Washington, D.C., events with people who have since tested positive for COVID-19. Some have chosen to quarantine out of precaution, but others continue to travel and even to preach in front of their congregations. by Jack Jenkins and Emily McFarla Religion News Service
Pope urges political leaders to ensure coronavirus vaccines get to poor nations by Associated Press/Crux
Priest’s 100-mile bike ride raises COVID-19 aid for parish — and hope by Administrator Catholic News Service
Pelosi to church: 'Follow science' on COVID-19 restrictions by Lisa Mascaro National Catholic Reporter
Covid-19: Building a healthier future byVatican News
Jared Kushner Not Sure Why You Chickenshits Are So “Hysterical” About a Virus That’s Killed 195,000 Americans by Vanity Fair
COVID deniers invoke Pope Benedict, burn image of Francis at Rome rally by Crux Staff Crux
COVID-19 has killed more law enforcement officers this year than all other causes combined by Harmeet Kaur The Philadelphia Tribune
Meng Foon: Racist stereotypes on the rise in the age of Covid-19 by CathNews New Zealand
COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a dangerous providentialism among Catholics by Rebecca Bratten Weiss National Catholics Reporter
John MacArthur claimed there is 'no pandemic.' He was politicizing science, experts say by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Vatican official: ‘Radical’ response needed for ‘radical’ COVID-19 crisis by Inés San Martín Crux
Philippine bishops honor medical staff on Heroes' Day. Doctors and nurses taking care of Covid-19 patients are modern-day heroes, they say by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
Virus mask refusals driven not just by politics. It’s religion, too. by Rick Snederer Patheos
Vatican publishes book containing Pope Francis’s “lockdown” homilies. Vatican Publishing House publishes downloadable .pdf publication containing Pope Francis’s daily homilies from Casa Santa Marta and prayers suggested for the Coronavirus pandemic. by Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp Vatican News
Father James Martin: Wearing a mask is pro-life by Father James Martin. S.J. America
Indian bishop accused of rape tests positive for COVID-19 after bail cancelled by Nirmala Carvalho Crux
RIP Archbishop Moses Costa - Death of Bangladesh Archbishop due to COVID-19 - at Age 70 by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World
Cardinal Dolan Blesses Ashes of Mexican Nationals Who Died of COVID-19 by Rhina Guidos CNA/The Tablet
As a Sufi singer, I believe the sounds of world religions can cultivate compassion during COVID-19 by Shumaila Hemani UCA News
The Muslim bereaved cruelly deprived of closure by coronavirus by Nazia Parveen The Guardian
Centuries-old Marian procession falls victim to Covid-19. Philippine bishop begs for understanding from millions of devotees for canceling 300-year-old religious festival by Joseph Peter CallejaUCA News
Priests are on front lines of COVID-19 as they minister to the sick, dying by Rick SnizekCatholic News Service/Crux
Bangladesh archbishop critically ill with Covid-19 by Robin Gomes VaticanNews
Fr. Michael McGivney: Coronavirus victim and soon-to-be Blessed. Looking for a saint in these Covid-19-troubled times? Look no further than Venerable Fr. Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, who died during a coronavirus pandemic in 1890. by Devin WatkinsVaticanNews Service
Cardinal Cupich: How Vatican II can help us navigate the politics of a pandemic by Blase J. Cupich America
Covid-19: US Bishops demand aid for poor and vulnerable by Vatican News
How One Priest Is Helping African-Americans Cope With COVID-19 by Paula Katinas and Currents News Staff NetTV
NY priest on virus front lines with embattled congregation by John Minchillo Associated Press/Crux
Cardinal Turkson: Vatican mobilising Church’s “whole network of charity and solidarity” to tackle COVID-19 by Mada Jurado Novena News
Pope creates coronavirus commission to respond to pandemic by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/Crux
COVID-19 takes toll on Maryknoll religious community in New York by Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service/Global Sisters Report
Pope Francis speaks with FrenchPresident Macron about coronavirus, international debt relief by Gerard O’Connell America
103-year-old nun is Ireland’s oldest COVID-19 survivor by IrishCentral Staff Irish Central
Gift drive for the children of Muslim inmates seeks to serve the ‘hidden ummah’ by Aysha Khan Religion News Service
English bishops urge a ‘criteria of fairness’ when assessing care for COVID-19 patients by Charles Collins Crux
Carmelite nuns get thousands of followers as they TikTok through the COVID-19 pandemic by Katholiek Nieuwsblad Crux
Vatican donates ventilators to hospitals in Syria, sets up emergency fund by Catholic News Service/Crux
Help people regardless of faith, says Cardinal Coutts by UCA News reporterUCA News
Special Covid-19 care sought for Bhopal disaster survivor by UCA News reporterUCA News
As Ramadan nears, prisons urged to accommodate faith needs during pandemic by Aysha KhanReligion News Service
Covid-19: Pope calls to express his closeness to New Yorkers by Robin Gomes Vatican News
Caritas supporting local Churches in fighting Covid-19 by Devin Watkins Vatican News
Priests Talk of Isolation During Crisis by Paula KatinasThe Tablet
Covid-19: Archbishop Hinder appeals for ceasefire in Yemen by Linda BordoniVaticanNews Agency
African Catholic bishops emphasize hope amid COVID-19 by Fredrick Nzwili The Catholic World Report
India charges Muslim leader with culpable homicide for coronavirus surge by Sanjeev Miglani and Aftab Ahmed Reuters
East European Catholics draw lockdown parallels with communist rule by Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service/Crux
Bishop allows doctors to give Communion to coronavirus patients by Junno Arocho EstevesCatholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
Pope thanks detainees, prison workers for Good Friday meditation by Christopher WellsVaticanNews
Chicago Priests Volunteer and Train to Give Last Rites to COVID-19 Patients by The Tablet Staff The Tablet
Cardinal: 'Our faith needs to kick in' amid pandemic crisis by Mark Pattison Catholic News Service
Chinese Catholics give food to pandemic-hit Filipinos by UCA News reporter UCANews.com
Church in South Africa supports government’s COVID-19 efforts, archbishop says by Crux Staff Crux
Dominicans donate 60 beds to a Michigan overflow facility for COVID-19 by Daniel Meloy Catholic News Service/Crux
Pope prays for priests who have died serving sick in pandemic by Independent Catholic News
Pope Francis attacks Hitler-style populists by UCANews reporter UCANews.com
‘A Time of Great Uncertainty’. An Interview with Pope Francis by Austen Ivereigh Commonweal
Pope says pandemic a chance to ‘see’ the poor and rethink production, consumption by Inés San Martín Crux
Sister Helen Prejean spending COVID-19 quarantine advocating for prisoners by Christopher White Crux
Coronavirus and the Talmud by Adam Kirsh Tablet Magazine
Dutch monasteries face financial crisis due to COVID-19 lockdown by Katholiek Nieuwsblad Crux
India’s Bombay Archdiocese urges cremation of coronavirus victims by Robin Gomes Vatican News
Sikh volunteer group delivering food to the self-isolated by CathNews New Zealand
Monks offer free caskets amid coronavirus by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Coronavirus and the Talmud by Adam Kirsh Tablet
The church after coronavirus: new understandings of social mission by Heidi Schlumpf, Michael Sean Winters, Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter
With Courage and Conviction, Little Sisters of the Poor Face Coronavirus Threat by Mary Rose ShortNational Catholics Register
Papacies in Lockdown. How does the pandemic compare to crises of the past? by Massimo Faggiol i Commonweal
Rabbi Addresses Concerns Over Virus Spread in Orthodox Communities by Currents News Staff Currents/New Evangelization Television (NET)
Rabbi Brad on Finding God in the Midst of Fear byTeam Busted Halo Busted Halo
Analysis: Policy and pastoral leadership in a time of crisis by JD Flynn and Ed Condon CNA/The Catholic World Report
Barna President Tells CBN News Online Church Attendance Up, Giving Down, Right Before First Digital Easter in History by Jennifer Wishon CBN News
Coronavirus: Cardinal Tagle urges "forgiveness of debt” of poor countries by Robin GomesVaticanNews
Pope Francis to those isolated because of the coronavirus: ‘United to Christ, we are never alone’ by Gerard O’Connell America
Pope Francis Prays the Church Will Welcome the Homeless During Coronavirus by Hannah BrockhausCNA/National Catholic Register
Marta on Saturday morning is for all those experiencing hunger as a result of the measures to contain the coronavirus. by Sr Bernadette M. Reis, fsp Vatican News
Police raids on Italian churches raise religious freedom concerns by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Catholic aid worker calls on leaders to be ‘factual, accurate’ after chloroquine overdose in Nigeria by Crux Staff Crux
What it’s like to be a hospital chaplain during Covid-19 by Michael J. O’Loughlin America
Be Grateful for the Gift of Televised Mass on EWTN by Michael Warsawer National Catholic Reporter
Sisters in health care, advocacy and immigration respond to expanding needs of coronavirus situation by Dan Stockman National Catholic Reporter
Pope defends priests, religious who brave pandemic to serve the poor against ‘elite mentality’ by Elise Ann Allen Crux
New York cardinal hopes coronavirus crisis stirs ‘newfound respect’ for life by Christopher White Crux
Argentina’s president calls in priests to help prepare slums for COVID-19 by Inés San Martín Crux
Vatican monsignor tests positive for Covid-19 by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/UCANews,com
Pope Francis Donates 30 Ventilators to Hospitals Amid Coronavirus Outbreak by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
When Coronavirus and Moral Relativism Collide by Jennifer Roback Morse National Catholic Register
Anglican Alliance consults churches and agencies on Coronavirus response by Anglican Community News Service
Coronavirus ethics begins with a recognition of our limitations by Kevin W. Wildes America
Catholic missionaries warn that Brazil’s indigenous people are at high risk from coronavirus By Eardo Campos Lima America
Pope Francis and the response to coronavirus by Andrea Gagliarducci MondayVatican
Forget me not: Prison ministry faces challenges of global pandemic by Jnno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/America
The Virus – and Other Moral Hazards by Hadley Arkes The Catholic Thing
Caring more for each other could have ameliorated the pandemic. It’s not too late. by Thomas Reese Religion News Service
Orthodox Jewish leaders unite against the coronavirus by Elana Schor Religion News Service
Coronavirus Tracker: Vatican allows general absolution, new ways of being church by Joshua J. McElwee and Jesse Remedios National Catholic Reporter
The coronavirus is upending thousands of years of Jewish tradition by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Pope Francis authorizes plenary indulgences and general absolution as coronavirus crisis escalates by Gerard O’Connell America
Pope at Mass prays for those who have died because of the virus by Vatican News
Examen for Life During Covid 19 by Susan Haarmen Ignation Spirituality Network
As religious groups weigh virus response, Samaritan’s Purse donates a field hospital by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service’
Tell Liberty University trustees Fire Jerry Falwell by Faithful America
Papal Almoner: Vatican services for the poor continue despite coronavirus by Devin Watkins Vatican News
What Islamic hygienic practices can teach when coronavirus is spreading by Rose Asian Religion News Service
Feeling our Vulnerability by Father Joseph Chamblain, O.S.M ., Profiles in Catholicism
Pandemic a time of understanding value of brotherhood, cardinal says by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/Crux
Coronavirus, social distancing and the company of the faith by Massimo Faggioli National Catholic Reporter
Influential Evangelical Calls Out Trump’s ‘Sloppy & Dangerous’ Coronavirus Lies by Ed Mazza HuffPost
Little Sisters of the Poor ramping up protections for elderly over coronavirus by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Liberal Christian group calls on TV networks and Roku to drop Bakker show by Gregory J. Holman Springfield News-Leader
Cardinal close to pope says modern-day ‘plague’ boosts ‘Culture of Life’ by Inés San Martín Crux
Vatican expresses closeness to those affected by coronavirus. In a message, the Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life is inviting all to face the emergency with seriousness, serenity and courage. by Robin Gomes Vatican News Service
Latin Mass Society say no to Communion in the hand after Bishops' Coronavirus guidelines by Independent Catholic News
N.Y. attorney general to televangelist Jim Bakker: Stop peddling unproven coronavirus cures by Julie Zauzmer The Washington Post/Religion News Service
The Spirituality of Coronavirus by Dwight Lee Wolter Patheos
Lourdes shrine closes healing pools as precaution against coronavirus by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/Angelus
Archdiocese releases guidelines amid coronavirus concerns by Angelus StaffAngelus
CSPI Urges FDA Enforcement Action on Televangelist Jim Bakker’s Fake Coronavirus “Cure” by Center for Science in the Public Interest

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Covid sweeps India's Buddhist monasteries by BBC News