North American Sikh Medical and Dental Association: Letter for healthcare professionals about PPE (May 12)… Read the rest
Category: Public Health (Page 8 of 15)
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America: Considerations for returning to in-person worship (May 12)… Read the rest
originally published (with the following editor’s note) in Christianity Today
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article implied that people should not sing during gatherings. The author’s suggestion is to wear a face mask when singing or talking. (See updated table for more information.)… Read the rest
It’s been nearly two months now since many of our churches gathered. And we’re beyond ready to be back together again. We miss the harmony of congregational singing and the joy of friends and families fellowshipping together in the church halls.… Read the rest
What follows is a series of recommended sacramental guidelines for archdiocesan parishes as we foresee a return to public worship in the forthcoming weeks and months. It is anticipated that the reopening of our churches and the resumption of the public celebration of the sacraments will be a gradual process marked in phases:
Phase I – Churches Open for Private Prayer and Confessions
Phase II – Celebration of Baptisms and Marriages (limited to 10 attendees)
Phase III – Celebration of the Rite of Distributing Holy Communion Outside of Mass
Phase IV – Celebration of Daily and Funeral Masses with Limited Attendance
Phase V – Celebration of Sunday Mass with Supervised Attendance
Resumption of Full Parish Mass Schedules and Sacramental Activities
Commencement dates and a detailed description of each phase will be announced by the Vicar General’s Office in the coming weeks, in consultation with health and government officials and in consideration of current health metrics.… Read the rest
Guidelines for Anointing of the Sick (May 1, 2020)
Editor’s note: What follows is a free translation of a Hebrew essay originally published by Rav Mayer Twersky shlit”a on TorahWeb.org on April 22, 2020. We (some of Rav Twersky’s students) requested to attempt a rendering of the body of the essay in English; Rav Twersky agreed, but was not directly involved in the preparation of this translation.… Read the rest
Catholics may become more aware of the need for the sacraments when they become unavailable. Access to the sacraments is a right of the faithful “who seek them at appropriate times, are properly disposed, and are not prohibited by law from receiving them.”
Friends, family, and young people of The United Methodist Church and beyond,
Our names are Alejandra Salemi, Brennan Hurley, and Senesie Rogers. You may not know us, but we have been praying and preparing to give the Young People’s Address at the 2020 United Methodist General Conference for the last eight months.
