Latest Covid-19 News
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Religious gatherings allowed after lockdown lifted
Oct 01, 2020
The government is allowing religious and sporting gatherings. Some restrictions remain in place until 8 October. So far, Hong Kong has reported 5,079 cases with 105 deaths.
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Support for workers and businesses to overcome COVID-19 emergency
Oct 01, 2020
The government wants to bring revenue levels back to pre-pandemic levels within two years. GDP is expected to drop by 6 per cent this year. Recovery will focus on human capital through investments in welfare and education. Opinions differ over the revival of East Timor’s economy.
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Salesians raise 8 million euros for families affected by pandemic
Oct 01, 2020
The head of the Salesians announced that the order has raised nearly 8 million euros to help thousands of families worldwide who have been financially affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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San Francisco to allow up to 100 people at indoor worship services
Sep 30, 2020
The office of San Francisco's mayor announced Tuesday that places of worship will be permitted to hold services indoors at 25% capacity, up to 100 people, beginning Wednesday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.