The rise in coronavirus vaccine mandates around the country, including at Catholic diocesan offices, hospitals and universities, has prompted a parallel increase in interest in a vaccine exemption template letter developed by the National Catholic Bioethics Center.

Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, the center’s director of education, confirmed in an email to Catholic News Service Aug. 24 that the bioethics think tank has seen a jump in interest in the letter as people look to explain to employers their choice, rooted in conscience, not to receive any of the vaccines developed in response to the coronavirus…