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Buy PhotoService members place flags on graves at Arlington National Cemetery before Memorial Day in 2012. (Stars and Stripes)
WASHINGTON The Department of Veterans Affairs will no longer require masks or social distancing at its 155 national veterans cemeteries for people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The VA is also lifting its restrictions on gathering sizes at funeral services starting Wednesday. The new rules go into effect days before Memorial Day weekend, which is expected to draw many visitors to veterans cemeteries across the country.
“We are lifting the limits on the number of people who can attend a committal service at all of our 155 national cemeteries,” said Ronald Walters, the acting undersecretary for memorial affairs at the VA. “I’m sure many families will be happy to get the news that there’s no longer a limit on the number of people who can attend a service.”
Adi Vaizel looks at the damage caused to the kitchen of his house in Ashkelon, Israel, after it was hit by a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip in this May 20, 2021, photo. Israel and Hamas entered into a truce May 21 more than a week of fighting that claimed hundreds of lives. (CNS photo/Reuters/Amir Cohen)
Washington The Franciscan order s six U.S. provincials told President Joe Biden in a joint letter May 19 that now is the time for boldness to end the immediate violence in the Holy Land. We must use the moral strength of the U.S. to support a nonviolent and sustainable solution in the region, they said. The U.S. is a key player in finding such a solution rooted in justice, respect for basic human rights and international law.
Franciscan leaders urge ‘boldness’ by U.S. to end violence in Holy Land
President Joe Biden exits Marine One helicopter at the White House in Washington May 19, 2021. (CNS photo/Leah Millis, Reuters)
By Catholic News Service • Posted May 21, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) The Franciscan order’s six U.S. provincials told President Joe Biden in a joint letter May 19 that “now is the time for boldness to end the immediate violence” in the Holy Land.
“We must use the moral strength of the U.S. to support a nonviolent and sustainable solution in the region,” they said. “The U.S. is a key player in finding such a solution rooted in justice, respect for basic human rights and international law.”
. WASHINGTON The Department of Veterans Affairs will no longer require masks or social distancing at its 155 national veterans cemeteries for people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. The VA is also lifting its restrictions on gathering sizes at funeral services starting Wednesday. The new rules go into effect days before Memorial Day weekend, which is expected to draw many visitors to veterans cemeteries across the country. “We are lifting the limits on the number of people who can attend a committal service at all of our 155 national cemeteries,” said Ronald Walters, the acting undersecretary for memorial affairs at the VA. “I’m sure many families will be happy to get the news that there’s no longer a limit on the number of people who can attend a service.”