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A pharmacist administers the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to a patient in a pharmacy in Paris on March 19, 2021. (CNS photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)
FaithShort Take
Brianne Jacobs
A miracle is not something that bends nature but something that, like Christ’s works, manifests God’s power to restore life. The Covid-19 vaccines fit that definition.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
At the pope’s instruction, the Office of Papal Charities has purchased doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to give to over 1,200 of Rome's "poorest and most marginalized people" during Holy Week.
Arts & CultureBooks
James F. Keenan, S.J.
Paul Farmer's new book explores his work with others in West Africa. Farmer and his team went there to respond to the longest and largest Ebola epidemic in recorded history.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
There will be no parades in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day, and the government has warned that people who try to organize parties to celebrate the day will face fines and criminal prosecution.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on the nomination of Rep. Debra Haaland, D-N.M., to be Secretary of the Interior on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Leigh Vogel/Pool via AP)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Charles C. Camosy
Stand firm. The time is now for your consistent pro-life vision of human dignity to shine. 
FaithShort Take
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Statements by some U.S. bishops on the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine for Covid-19 are proving to be a cautionary tale about confusing Catholics on what is morally permissible.