Holy See (Vatican)
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: Note on the morality of using some anti-Covid-19 vaccines (Dec. 21, 2020)
Decree in time of COVID-19 (II) (March 25, 2020)
Message of the Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development in the time of coronavirus (March 11, 2020)
(Arch)bishops
united states
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Moral considerations regarding the new COVID-19 vaccines (December 11, 2020)
Diocese of Albany: 2020 Christmas Mass guidelines (October 7, 2020)
Diocese of Buffalo: Guidance for returning to parish life (June 5, 2020)
Archdiocese of Boston: Vaccine exemptions (August 27, 2021)
Archdiocese of Denver: A letter to the faithful from the Colorado bishops on COVID-19 vaccines (December 14, 2020)
Diocese of Detroit: Directives for resumption of public Masses (May 12, 2020)
Diocese of Fresno (Calif.): A pastoral guide to COVID vaccines (December 9, 2020)
Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux (La.): Bishop Fabre dispenses faithful from Friday abstinence (March 24, 2020)
Archdiocese of New Orleans: A statement regarding the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine (February 26, 2021)
Archdiocese of New York
- Mass attendance (March 14, 2020)
- Returning to public worship (May 21, 2020)
Diocese of Orange (Calif.): Limited public Masses can begin on Sunday, June 14, in phased approach (May 22, 2020)
Diocese of Portland (Maine): Bishop Deeley: Resounding Support of COVID-19 Vaccines, Implores all People to Get the Vaccine When Available (December 2020)
Diocese of Syracuse (N.Y.): The Church’s liturgical response to coronavirus (March 12, 2020)
Diocese of Vermont: Statement from Bishop Christopher J. Coyne on COVID-19 (March 13, 2020)
Statement from Archdiocese of Washington on Coronavirus (February 28, 2020)
international
Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia:
- In a time of pandemic (March 18, 2020)
- Restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (March 23, 2020)
- Latest restrictions in response to COVID-19 (March 30, 2020)
- Easter and Holy Week announcements (April 24, 2020)
- Step one of the relaxation of restrictions (May 13, 2020)
- Further relaxation of restrictions in the light of Pentecost (May 29, 2020)
- Further relaxation of restrictions (July 2, 2020)
- Come home to Mass! (December 13, 2020)
Singapore: FAQs on the suspension of Mass (undated, probably February 2020)
Local parishes
St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Albany, Ga. (undated, probably around April 1, 2020)
Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter and Our Lady of the Rosary, N.Y.: Returning to public worship (May 21, 2020)
Other Catholic organizations
California Catholic Conference: Catholic moral teaching and tradition on COVID-19 vaccines (September 16, 2021)
Catholic Medical Association opposes vaccine mandates without conscience and religious exemptions (July 28, 2021)
National Catholic Bioethics Center:
- Ethical concerns with COVID-19 triage protocols (April 3, 2020)
- COVID-19 vaccines: Promote life and health without undermining human dignity (April 8, 2020)
- Triage protocol guidelines (full version) (April 15, 2020)
- COVID-19 FAQ (April 15, 2020)
- Summary of triage principles and applications for Catholic health care organizations (April 16, 2020)
- Pandemic and the right to the sacraments (April 22, 2020)
- The duty to care during a pandemic (April 29, 2020) [a preprint of an article forthcoming in National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly]
Culture of Life Foundation:
- Coronavirus and the ethics of stockpiling (March 13, 2020)
- The coronavirus pandemic and the ethics of triage (March 26, 2020)
- Be Responsible: Why we should reject COVID digital contact tracing (August 1, 2020)
National Catholic Partnership on Disability: Rights for persons with disabilities to medical treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic (undated, after March 28, 2020)
The Pastoral Center: A faith response to coronavirus (April 2020)
Thomistic Institute:
- Guidelines for the sacrament of confession (April 6, 2020)
- Guidelines for anointing of the sick (May 1, 2020)
- Guidelines for baptism (June 11, 2020)
- Guidelines on the conferral of Holy Order (June 14, 2020)
- Guidelines for the sacrament of Confirmation (June 14, 2020)
Catholic Individuals
Rev. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco: Moral guidance on using COVID-19 vaccines (May 26, 2020)
Brendan Gottschall, S.J.: Should you go to Mass in a pandemic? (July 13, 2020)
Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Faith over fear during COVID-19 (April 15, 2020, updated April 30)
Mary Catherine Redmond: Catholics should love their neighbor by getting vaccinated (January 5, 2021)
R.R. Reno: Keep the churches open! (March 17, 2020)
Bishop Athanasius Schneider: Covid vaccines: The ends cannot justify the means (December 11, 2020)
