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One directive has not changed: Masks will still be required to attend Mass. The action comes after Gov. John Bel Edwards made revisions last week to state guidelines on masking and other COVID policies. “Most of the guidelines the governor has modified deal with the wearing of masks in gatherings outside and inside of buildings,” the bishop said. “Each of these is modified depending on the amount and possibility of physical distancing. Of particular importance for gathering in church is the guideline that allows the option to gather at full capacity for Mass if masks are worn. Because i...

Diocese of Baton Rouge will still follow COVID guidelines from March 2020 1 month 1 week 5 days ago Saturday, March 06 2021 Mar 6, 2021 March 06, 2021 4:00 PM March 06, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Staff Share: BATON ROUGE - The Diocese of Baton Rouge announced on Saturday that it will not transition to the Phase 3 COVID guidelines. Catholic churches under the Diocese of Baton Rouge will still adhere to the COVID guidelines placed in March 2020. Wearing a mask is still mandatory inside the church, social distancing (accomplished by using every other pew), and retaining current protocols for hand...

WASHINGTON: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday reiterated the Vatican’s teaching on COVID-19 vaccines produced with the help of abortion-derived cell lines, after a vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson received FDA approval over the weekend. The bishops echoed the Vatican in stating that it is “morally acceptable” to receive COVID-19 vaccines produced using cell lines from aborted fetuses when no alternative is available, but if possible, Catholics ought to choose a vaccine with a more remote connection to abortion. “The Congregation for the Doctrine of the ...

Fewer Catholics may choose not to get the Johnson and Johnson vaccine because stem cells from abortions were used Catholics debate on whether to receive J&J vaccine By Breanne Bizette | March 2, 2021 at 4:45 PM CST - Updated March 2 at 9:28 PM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Catholic leaders in Louisiana are challenging parishioners to make a “moral evaluation” before getting the latest coronavirus vaccine. Most practicing Catholics are anti-abortion, but the Church says the Johnson and Johnson vaccine was created using stem cells from abortions procured more than 30 years ago. Some...

BR bishop says if J&J vaccine is only one a Catholic can receive, you ‘should feel free to do so for your safety’ Johnson & Johnson Vaccine (Source: Johnson & Johnson via CNN) By WAFB Staff | March 1, 2021 at 9:12 PM CST - Updated March 1 at 9:58 PM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Bishop Michael Duca of the Diocese of Baton Rouge said in a statement Monday, March 1, that there are moral concerns that must be acknowledged, “if for any reasonable circumstance you are only able to receive the vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, you should feel free to do so for your safety and for the...