In August, Pope Francis said that getting a Covid vaccine is 'an act of love'The Sunday obligation to attend Mass remains suspended, the Catholic bishops have decided following a meeting today as the first case of the Omicron variant was detected in Ireland. The bishops suspended the obligation to attend mass on Sundays and holy days in Spring 2020 in a bid to stem the spread of the Covid-19 virus. They said they would continue to take the steps to protect the health of others. The bishops called on the governments on both sides of the border to support efforts to provide vaccines for those in the developing world. “Unless every person around the world has access to vaccines then we will all be vulnerable to Covid-19 for many years to come,” they warned.

Source: Irish Independent December 02, 2021 00:10 UTC