ALSEA, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon school superintendent is telling parents they can get their children out of wearing masks by citing federal disability law. A pastor at a California megachurch is offering ...

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Bishop Daniel Garcia of Monterey on Friday directed clergy not to provide letters of religious exemption for Catholics wishing not to receive a coronavirus vaccine. “Pope Francis has highly encouraged ...

“We have just been trying to get through the pandemic as best as we can,” said Erin Kirschner, a San Diego-area resident and mother. Kirschner’s son Jonah, who is 13 years old, was diagnosed with ...

Religious exemptions have risen over decades in Massachusetts. Medical exemptions that bypass immunization have fallen in the state. None of the major religions have mandates against vaccination, ...

Measles cases have spread across the country this year, with the state of New York now facing its worst outbreak in decades. Since last fall, more than 150 measles cases have been recorded in Rockland ...