US: Chicago's archbishop gets virus vaccine

Chicago's archbishop, Cardinal Blaise Cupich, received a vaccination against the coronavirus today at a hospital on the city's West Side.

"We want to make sure that people are encouraged to become vaccinated, but also to have confidence in it and to realize that being vaccinated as the Holy Father has told us is an opportunity for us to be supportive of the common good." said Cupich after receiving a shot at St. Anthony's Hospital.

The Vatican has declared it "morally acceptable" for Roman Catholics to receive COVID-19 vaccines based on research that used fetal tissue from abortions. The Vatican's watchdog office for doctrinal orthodoxy said Monday that it addressed the question after receiving requests for guidance.

The Vatican hasn't said if Pope Francis intends to get vaccinated.