Joe Biden will be only the second Catholic president – and a conundrum for the faithful
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On the face of it, American Catholics ought to be enthusiastic about the impending inauguration of only the second Catholic president in U.S. history, exactly six decades after John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the first.
Yet while Joe Biden displays his faith as prominently as one of his bright blue campaign signs, America s more than 51 million Catholics are sharply divided in their views.
To Jim Kelly, a retired engineer from Westwood, Biden is Catholic in name only. His policies aren t Catholic at all, he said, noting the former vice president s support for same-sex marriage and abortion rights.
Young women bring Christ to Kensington streets
(Left to right) Mission Youth Philly volunteers Grace Longo, Dana Bizal and Callie Couture participated in a Dec. 11 street outreach in Philadelphia s Kensington section, as part of a year-long mission pilot program sponsored by the organization, part of the Regnum Christi federation. (Photo by Gina Christian)
By Gina Christian • Posted January 12, 2021
Three young women in the Philadelphia Archdiocese are dedicating a year of their lives to help those struggling with addiction, poverty and homelessness.
Since August, Dana Bizal, Callie Couture and Grace Longo have spent their days providing food, clothing and the Gospel message to those served by a number of outreaches in Philadelphia’s Kensington section.
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+ January 07, 2021 SINCE the pandemic began, it was clear in various news reports around the world that churches have become a hotspot for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) transmission and cluster cases.
However, in a country where going to church or religious gatherings have been the norm, prohibiting and discouraging people from going to religious gatherings was not well received by many faithful.
In December 2020, Metro Davao Pastors Fellowship said rules imposed by the City Government of Davao to curb the spread of Covid-19 are biased against Christians. One of those rules is the extreme restrictions on using electric fans and airconditioning also hinder some of the churches to hold meetings.
DAVAO CITY – Churchgoers, who attended Holy Masses at the St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Barangay Ma-a, Davao City from December 22 until January 1, have been encouraged to get themselves tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after three priests and a seminarian were infected.
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+ January 06, 2021 THE Davao City Health Office (CHO) advised those who attended masses at the St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Barangay Ma-a from December 22, 2020 until January 1, 2021 to have themselves tested after three priests and a seminarian tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.
Covid-19 focal person Dr. Ashley Lopez said in a virtual presser 18 individuals who were identified as close contacts of the coronavirus positives were already swabbed on Monday, January 4, and are currently isolated while waiting for their test results. We are trying to contact trace those individuals who attended the mass from the time they were diagnosed as Covid-positive, Lopez said.