Latest Covid-19 News
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Covid-19 in Asia: the worst is not over
Aug 04, 2020
As the Coronavirus continues to infect people and claim lives across the globe, its dynamics are changing across regions. Countries struggle to contain its spread as well as cope with the economic downturn and other effects of the lockdown.
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Archdiocese of Manila suspends public masses
Aug 03, 2020
The Archdiocese of Manila will suspend all public religious activities from Aug 3 to 14, in response to the call of health workers to place Metro Manila under the the more stringent enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status anew due to rising Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases.
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Hong Kong Cardinal extends suspension of public Masses amid Covid-19 surge
Jul 28, 2020
With Covid-19 cases rising quickly in Hong Kong leading to concerns over a “third wave”, Cardinal John Tong cancels all public Masses until further notice.
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The Church participates in the humanitarian service and control of Covid-19 in the largest slum in Asia
Jul 27, 2020
The parish of Saint Anthony in the area of Dharavi, in the archdiocese of Bombay, is offering its contribution to stem the spread of the Covid-19 virus in Dharavi, one of the largest slums in the world, in the Mumbai area (western India), and for the sustenance of the local population, which is in conditions of extreme poverty.
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Two Italian missionaries at the service of the poor have died of coronavirus in Madagascar
Jul 27, 2020
The Catholic Church, in its missionary commitment in many parts of the world, is paying for its contribution to the Covid-19 pandemic which does not spare peoples and nations from all continents. In Antananarivo, two Italian missionaries have died.
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Manila’s top prelate admits he is COVID-19 positive
Jul 25, 2020
Manila Archdiocese’s apostolic administrator, Bishop Broderick Pabillo, has tested positive for Covid-19, making him the most prominent churchman in the Philippines to contract the disease.
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Almost a quarter of Delhi’s inhabitants has had COVID-19
Jul 25, 2020
A study has found that almost a quarter of people in New Delhi have had the coronavirus, casting serious doubts about the official numbers both in the megacity and across India.
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St Mark’s Church: Going to Mass under the “New Normal”
Jul 24, 2020
St Mark’s Church, Batu Kawa has reopened to the public with a maximum attendance of only 100 persons for each Mass.
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Caritas Pakistan launches Covid-19 awareness campaign
Jul 21, 2020
A church group in Pakistan has launched an awareness program to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic after a study found that most villagers in the country do not use any disinfectant.
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With virus spike, California has new round of closures, including churches
Jul 18, 2020
In keeping with new directives from the State of California to stop the spike in confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced on July 13 that it will discontinue indoor Masses and other liturgical services, effective immediately.
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Sunday Reflection
Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Culture of Life
The Gospel reading for this Sunday begins with Jesus hearing the news of the death of John the Baptist, who was murdered, as you know, by Herod as part of the plot of his wife, Herodias, to protect her position at court. You know the story.
