Catholic obligation to attend Sunday Mass resumes June 5 in Ohio (Source: Sacred Heart Catholic Church Conroe) By Rachel Vadaj | May 13, 2021 at 9:02 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 9:05 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Bishops of Ohio announced on Thursday that the Catholic communityâs general obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation has resumed for the first time since the start of the pandemic as the COVID-19 vaccine has become more accessible.
The reinstatement will take effect in each diocese in Ohio the weekend of June 5-6.
However, those who are ill, have significant health risk factors, care for someone who is immuno-compromised or ill, or have continued fear or anxiety of contracting coronavirus in large groups are exempt as they always have even prior to the pandemic.
Local students win national Christmas artwork contest
Andrea Verch, a seventh-grader at the Regina Coeli Academy in Abington, was one of two national winners from the Philadelphia Archdiocese in the Missionary Child Association’s 2019-20 Christmas Artwork Contest. (Photo courtesy of Alixandra Holden/Missionary Child Association, Archdiocese of Philadelphia)
By Gina Christian • Posted December 18, 2020
Two area Catholic school students have been named national winners in a prestigious annual art competition for children.
Andrea Verch, a seventh grader from the Regina Coeli Academy in Abington, and Toni Frank, an eighth grader at St. James Regional Catholic School in Ridley Park, were among the 24 young artists whose designs were honored this week by the Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) at the conclusion of its 2019-20 National Christmas Artwork Contest.