Tag: Pandemic restrictions
Students suffered from school closures
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a lasting negative effect on school attendance and student opportunity, with measures designed to protect students now confirmed to have had a “clear impact on mental health and wellbeing,” the CEO of Catholic Schools NSW, Dallas McInerney, has said.
This war’s not over yet
Out there in society life goes on. But Covid continues to wreak its havoc on a frontline hospital
Staff at St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, feel...
Sydney plan to reopen churches for all
Sydney Archdiocesan Vicar General Fr Gerry Gleeson announced a roadmap to Catholic church openings following announcements by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian this week.
Fr Gleeson...
Come home to Mass says Archbishop Fisher
In his latest pastoral letter Archbishop Fisher OP lifts pandemic dispensation from Sunday Mass.
Parishes prepare for greater numbers
Strict precautions are in place for Masses as restrictions allow congregations of up to 50.
Simcha Fisher: Emotions not the same as faith
Feeling guilty about not feeling devastated without Mass?
It's been a long, dry spell. Many Catholics have never gone this long without receiving the Eucharist...
Special day as many churches open
Churches across the state opened their doors this morning for Masses after nearly eight weeks.
