Bedside care: Rome priest chronicles ministering while sick with Covid-19

Before 19th November, Fr Valerio Bortolotti’s Facebook posts had been the usual updates and reminders about parish activities, formation courses and video-recorded Masses outdoors with lax mask usage among the celebrants. But when he ended up in a hospital that evening with pneumonia caused by Covid-19, he decided to keep his followers aware of his condition... Read More

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January 21, 2021

Vatican begins vaccinating residents of its homeless shelters

As the Vatican health service continued vaccinating Vatican residents and employees against Covid-19, it also began offering the vaccine to homeless people who live in Vatican-owned shelters. The first 25 shelter residents were vaccinated on 20th January, the Vatican said, and more will be given the vaccine in the coming days. Members of the first group... Read More

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January 21, 2021

Lenten retreat for pope and Vatican officials cancelled because of pandemic

The pope’s annual Lenten retreat with Roman Curia officials has been cancelled because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Vatican said. However, Pope Francis has invited those who normally participate in the retreat – cardinals living in Rome and the heads of Vatican offices – to arrange for their own personal retreat in prayer, said a written communiqué from... Read More

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January 19, 2021

MPs call for teachers to be prioritised for Covid vaccines

MPs are calling for teachers to be added to the priority list for Covid-19 vaccinations. Speaking in Parliament, Catholic MP and former Education Secretary Damian Hinds called for vaccination prioritisation for key workers including teachers, once the highest-risk groups are covered. In his question to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Mr Hinds said this should be the... Read More

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January 18, 2021

Popes Francis and 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 on 13th January. The news was confirmed by Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican Press Office. While it has been reported widely that Pope Francis received the vaccine on 13th January, the retired pope’s... Read More

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January 17, 2021

Covid-19 and ecumenism: Pandemic prompts prayer and action

The pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions have had an impact on the Catholic Church’s relationships with other Christian churches, but the effects were not all bad. Around the globe, Christians of different denominations have and continue to practice what Pope Francis has called the “ecumenism of charity,” working together to care for the sick, support... Read More

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January 16, 2021

Peace only way to face global crises, Vatican UN nuncio says

The crisis facing many countries due to the Covid-19 pandemic requires a united global response that shuns nationalistic interests and creates long-lasting solutions, said Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations. Often, in moments of difficulty, there is the temptation “to withdraw from others in order to save oneself,” Archbishop Caccia said... Read More

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January 15, 2021

Weary flock told to dig deep to beat Covid crisis

The Bishop of Plymouth has urged his flock to “dig deep within ourselves and in our faith” during the next months. Recognising a certain weariness in himself and in others at the recent announcement of a new national lockdown, Bishop Mark O’Toole nevertheless expressed gratitude to the Government for allowing the ongoing celebration of public... Read More

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January 15, 2021

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, 17th February, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people’s heads rather than using them to make a cross on people’s foreheads. The congregation’s note on the “distribution of ashes in time of pandemic”... Read More

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