Latest Covid-19 News
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Centuries-old Marian procession falls victim to Covid-19
Jun 29, 2020
Church and local officials in Naga City in the Philippines have canceled a three-century-old Marian devotion to the Our Lady of Peñafrancia due to coronavirus fears.
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Covid 19: Pope Francis's many gestures of closeness
Jun 28, 2020
The Office of Papal Charities announces that Pope Francis has donated 35 ventilators in recent weeks to countries hard-hit by the Covid-19 crisis.
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Taking care of others requires taking care of oneself
Jun 28, 2020
A child protection and safeguarding expert talks about protecting children from abuse and exploitation, and provides tips to caregivers.
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India’s Ranchi Archdiocese reaches out socially disadvantaged groups
Jun 28, 2020
As the world continues to face the economic downturn of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite easing of lockdowns in many countries, the Archdiocese of Ranchi, in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, is particularly reaching out to disadvantaged groups.
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Caritas Bangladesh raises alarm over Covid-19 pandemic among Rohingya
Jun 28, 2020
Caritas, the social and development arm of the Catholic Church of Bangladesh, expressed concern over the serious unhygienic and cramped conditions in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps, making the Rohingya extremely vulnerable to Covid-19.
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WHO records highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases
Jun 27, 2020
The World Health Organisation registered more than 183,000 new cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours to June 22, the highest single day increase since the pandemic began.
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England’s Catholics asked to consider avoiding Sunday Masses amid attendance limits
Jun 27, 2020
England’s metropolitan archbishops urged Catholics Thursday to consider going to Mass during the week rather than on Sunday after public liturgies resume July 4.
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Covid-19: Abu Dhabi sends aid to Amazon in the spirit of Human Fraternity
Jun 26, 2020
In collaboration with the Holy See, the United Arab Emirates delivers 50 tons of emergency medical aid to the Peruvian Amazon region that is battling the coronavirus pandemic.
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UNICEF: Future of 600 million children in South Asia at risk due to pandemic
Jun 26, 2020
The author of a new UNICEF report says that more than 600 million children in South Asia will see their life prospects diminished over the coming months unless urgent action is taken.
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Philippine Church urges probe into Filipino deaths in Saudi Arabia
Jun 26, 2020
The Catholic Church of the Philippines has called on the government to investigate the deaths of more than 350 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia, who allegedly died of natural causes.
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Sunday Reflection
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: What to do with the seed?
In the early part of the thirteenth century, Giovanni Franceso Bernardone was headed for a prosperous life as a cloth merchant in the Province of Umbria, Italy. He was also headed for a life of complete self-gratification.
