Latest Covid-19 News
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Bangladeshi pilgrims seek Mary's blessings in Covid-19 crisis
Jan 19, 2021
Thousands of Catholics defied Covid-19 risks and flocked to a shrine dedicated to Mother Mary in northern Bangladesh to seek special blessings.
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Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur: Chancery Notice
Jan 16, 2021
The Honourable Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, had announced that more stringent measures will be taken for public health safety due to the escalation of COVID-19 positive cases and in view of the fact that “our healthcare system is at breaking point.”
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Movement Control Order Implementation in Penang Diocese
Jan 16, 2021
As we embark on another new adventure and new beginning in the Year of the Lord 2021, we are once again challenged with yet another unprecedented situation due to this COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sinovac vaccine cheaper as bottling to be done in Malaysia – Khairy
Jan 12, 2021
The government is paying less for the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac of China as the bottling process will be carried out in Malaysia, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
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Covid-19: Churches stay open in England and Wales, but close in Scotland and N. Ireland
Jan 11, 2021
An exponential rise in Covid-19 infections has led to a third lockdown in the United Kingdom where it has been decided to keep churches open in England and Wales, but closed in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Caritas Philippines calls for Covid-19 vaccine for all
Jan 01, 2021
The social action arm of the Catholic Church in the Philippines has renewed its appeal for the government to expedite the process of selection and approval of the Covid-19 vaccine and make it available for all.
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There is a moral responsibility to accept the vaccine
Dec 31, 2020
The Vatican COVID-19 Commission and the Pontifical Academy for Life issued a statement. Refusing “the vaccine may also constitute a risk to others”. The statement reminds world leaders that the vaccine must be provided to everyone in a fair and equitable manner, giving priority to those who need it the most.
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Christmas in Vasai with tribal migrants from Chotanagpur and ‘COVID warriors’
Dec 31, 2020
At least 465 families of daily labourers have been without work, wages, food and shelter for eight months due to the lockdown. Many of them returned to their villages of origin, 1,600 km away. The 196 families that remained in Vasai celebrated the Christmas of Jesus with those who take care of them, not only with food, but also by getting their rights respected.
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Pandemic causes shift in liturgical music expectations for Christmas
Dec 16, 2020
During the Christmas season, we expect to hear and sing carols at Mass as an expression of joy in the birth of Christ.
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Pandemic fuels child labor increase in the Philippines
Dec 09, 2020
The economic crisis in the Philippines brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic has fueled a rise in child labor, according to a government report.
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Sunday Reflection
Third Sunday of Easter: Witnesses
Today’s Gospel reading is an Easter account from the Gospel of Luke. It begins with the events that took place on the evening of Easter Sunday, after Jesus had appeared to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
