Diocesan Updates Re: COVID-19

Updated diocesan recommendation: According to Centers for Diocese Control guidelines, unvaccinated persons are encouraged to wear masks and to physically distance from those not in the same household unit. (6/2/2021, as there are no civil orders in effect in the Diocese of Madison)

Recomendación diocesana actualizada: De acuerdo con las pautas de los Centros para el Control de la Diócesis, se alienta a las personas no vacunadas a usar mascarillas y distanciarse físicamente de las que no se encuentran en la misma unidad familiar. (2/6/2021, ya que no hay órdenes civiles vigentes en la Diócesis de Madison)

Statement from the Diocese of Madison in response to reports in the secular media, as well as posts by Fr. James Martin, SJ and others, regarding the Diocese of Madison’s decision not to host COVID-19 vaccination clinics for children (11/12/2021)

Fr. Joseph Baker (Diocesan Ethicist) - A Moral Evaluation on COVID-19 Vaccines (updated 08/26/2021) (en español) 

Wisconsin Bishops' Conference (Updated 8/21/2021):

• Wisconsin Catholic Conference Media Release Re: Vaccinations and Conscience Protection (08/20/2021)  (en español)

• Statement from the Bishops of Wisconsin Re: Vaccinations and Conscience Protection (08/20/2021) (en español)

• Wisconsin Bishops Statement on COVID-19 Vaccines (en español)

• Wisconsin Catholic Conference Press Release re: COVID-19 Vaccines

• Wisconsin Catholic Conference FAQ re: COVID-19 Vaccines (en español)

National Catholic Bioethics Center Resources (Updated 08/21/2021):

• NCBC Calls for Respect for the Church's Teaching on the Common Good, Conscience, and Charity

• Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates (en español)

• Vaccine Exemption Resource for Individuals (en español)

• Vaccine Exemption Template Letter (en español)

• Johnson & Johnson Vaccine not morally acceptable, if you can choose Pfizer or Moderna’s (en español)

• Pharmaceutical Company Contact Information and Vaccine Advocacy Letter (en español)

• Updated diocesan guidelines for the resumption of public Masses (5/14/2021)

• Statement from the Diocese of Madison: Catholics invited back to Sunday Mass; safety protocols remain in place (9/3/2020)

• Bishop Hying's decree concerning the obligation to assist at Mass (9/2/2020)

• Press release from the Wisconsin Catholic Conference: Bishops announce end of dispensation from Sunday Mass (8/31/2020)

• Frequently Asked Questions re: The obligation to assist at Mass and what this means under COVID-19