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A person poses with a dose of Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine in this illustration photo taken in Schwenksville, Pa., Oct. 2, 2025. (OSV News photo/Hannah Beier, Reuters)

Despite policy changes, COVID-19 vaccines may hold promising new uses

Amid policy changes governing their use, and as research suggests promising new uses for messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccine technology, COVID-19 vaccines have become available ahead of cold and flu season.
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Mask mandates return in several dioceses as omicron variant surges

The rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has led bishops in dioceses nationwide to reimpose mask mandates for students and staff at schools as well as for Mass attendees regardless of vaccination status.
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Six-time NFL Pro Bowler Matt Birk has long embraced pro-life cause

A lifelong Catholic who attended parochial schools in St. Paul, Minnesota, former professional football player Matt Birk had always considered himself pro-life, especially after cradling his first newborn baby.
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Priest continues to counsel police one year after Capitol insurrection

A year since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Msgr. Salvatore A. Criscuolo continues to see the physical pain and mental stress among officers of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.
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Omicron response: Some Catholic colleges, universities online a few weeks

In response to the current spike in COVID-19 cases across the United States due to the omicron variant, many colleges and universities have changed plans for the spring semester.
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Court sets March date for former Cardinal McCarrick’s hearing

Proceedings before a criminal trial involving former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick will continue March 3 in Massachusetts, where he faces three counts of sexually assaulting a teenager in the 1970s.
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Though problems abound, hope never fails, pope says

Christian hope grants those who suffer the assurance that God does not abandon his people in their time of need, Pope Francis said.
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