Latest Covid-19 News

Church joins Myanmar’s battle against second COVID-19 wave

Sep 26, 2020

No one in Myanmar expected a second wave of COVID-19 to hit the impoverished nation as cases had been relatively low for nearly five months.
Cardinal Tagle recovers from Covid-19

Sep 24, 2020

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the Filipino prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, has recovered from his brush with Covid-19, according to Catholic officials in the Philippines and Rome.
As COVID-19 cases rise, more and more officials get sick

Sep 24, 2020

Indonesia is the tenth Asian country in terms of cases, 252,923 with 9,837 deaths. In Jakarta, the local administration has imposed stricter social distancing rules. Governor Anies Baswedan has been criticised for his inconsistency since he allowed public funerals of government officials in Greater Jakarta. Radical Islamic groups have been forced to go online to hold prayer meetings and gatherings.
Vatican official backs initiative to help prevent future pandemics

Sep 23, 2020

In an address to the International Atomic Energy Agency Monday, a Vatican official commended the organization for its preventative efforts to address another global threat: zoonotic diseases that cause pandemics.
Will Catholics return to Mass after the pandemic? Many want to go more often

Sep 23, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the way many Catholics think about their faith, a new study has found, and just over half of Catholic likely voters say that once restrictions are lifted, they plan to attend Mass more frequently than they did before the pandemic.
Survey finds correlation between Catholic Mass attendance, political views

Sep 23, 2020

A recent survey has found a correlation between the religious practices of Catholic likely voters, their party affiliation, and the political issues they say are important, with Catholics who attend Mass regularly saying they are more concerned about abortion, among other issues.
Worshippers should be treated equally during the pandemic

Sep 19, 2020

The Archbishop of San Francisco penned an oped in the Washington Post citing the First Amendment as he called for city officials to relax the current restrictions on public worship, which are some of the strictest in the country.
Govt bars visits to Philippine cemeteries on All Souls' Day

Sep 19, 2020

Churchgoers in the Philippine capital and other cities are going to have to celebrate All Souls’ Day at home this year after authorities announced on Sept. 13 that cemeteries will be locked down from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 to avoid mass Covid-19 infections.
Catholic Health Association weighs in on COVID-19 vaccine

Sep 17, 2020

Amid heated discussion and ongoing debate on a COVID-19 vaccine — how soon it will be available and who should get it — the Catholic Health Association has a lot to say.
Covid-19: One new positive case in Sarawak, classified as imported as state maintains green zone status

Sep 17, 2020

After a seven-day streak of zero positive Covid-19 cases, Sarawak today recorded one new positive case which brings the total number of positive cases in the state to 701.