BRAINTREE -- Speaking at an online conference Jan. 19, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley urged Catholics to receive the coronavirus vaccine, calling it "the ethical choice."
The "Christians in front of the COVID-19 vaccines" virtual conference was held by the Latin American Academy of Catholic Leaders. It was organized by Cardinal Aguiar Retes of Mexico City and academy member Jose Antonio Rosas. Thousands of participants joined the conference live via Zoom, and a YouTube recording of the conference had received more than 36,000 views as of Jan. 27.
Cardinal O'Malley was one of three speakers over the course of the day, each of whom talked about different aspects of the vaccines.