Latest Covid-19 News
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Covid-19: Manila Cathedral reopens to public after six months
Sep 15, 2020
With the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, the Mother Church of the Philippines is reopening its doors to the public on September 16, while limiting nu
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English Bishop urges Catholics to come back to churches
Sep 15, 2020
Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth wrote Sunday to the people of his diocese encouraging them to return to churches for Mass and private prayer.
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WHO reports record one-day rise in Covid-19 cases
Sep 15, 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 307,930 in 24 hours.
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Vatican Cardinal Tagle tests positive for coronavirus
Sep 14, 2020
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the head of the Vatican’s evangelization congregation, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, but is asymptomatic.
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Pandemic may have accelerated secularization of Europe by 10 years
Sep 13, 2020
A cardinal has suggested that the coronavirus pandemic may have accelerated the secularization of Europe by 10 years.
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Pandemic does not stop Catholics from holding Confirmations and First Communions
Sep 12, 2020
After months of online masses, closed churches and a low-key communal life in order to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholics in the U
Sunday Reflection
The power of love
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Joseph Lubula