Pope Francis will be celebrating Ash Wednesday at a service in Vatican City, rather than doing a traditional walk to various churches, due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
By Francesca Merlo
Introducing the panel, Christiane Murray, Vice Director of the Holy See Press Office, noted that the theme of old age is one that Pope Francis has highlighted throughout the entirety of his pontificate, especially in the troubling times of coronavirus.
The Church points to a dawn of new time
Opening the discussions was Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life. He noted that with this document, “the Academy for Life intends to underline the urgency of a new attention to elderly people. He explained that the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed this inability of contemporary society to take proper care of its elderly . This, he continued, truly brings to light that throwaway culture of which Pope Francis speaks so often, which in this case has caused countless tragedies among the elderly . Archbishop Paglia noted that all around the world, those who have been affected most by this pandemic are the elderly. To date, there is tal
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A year since the coronavirus pandemic began, some countries have already launched their vaccination campaigns to defend their citizens against the viral illness.
Here’s a list of some world leaders who have taken the initiative to get themselves vaccinated in a bid to increase confidence in vaccine’s safety.
US President-elect Joe Biden receives a Covid-19 vaccination from Tabe Masa, Nurse Practitioner, at the Christiana Care hospital in Newark, Delaware (Agence France-Presse / MANILA BULLETIN)
U.S President Joe Biden
American President Joe Biden received his first dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech last December 21, 2020. He received the vaccine live on television.
Vatican City, Apr 18, 2018 / 10:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has reportedly rejected a plan approved by the German bishops’ conference to publish guidelines permitting non-Catholic spouses of Catholics to receive the Eucharist in some limited circumstances.
Austrian news site kath.net has reported that Vatican sources say the CDF, with papal approval, has suspended the German bishops’ proposed plan, and sources close to the congregation have confirmed this to CNA.
It is not clear whether the Vatican has asked the bishops’ conference to modify the contents of draft guidelines, whether they have suspended the development of a draft while the matter is considered further, or whether it has been entirely rejected.