Rio de Janeiro, March 18, 2020: Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue, which appears to balance improbably atop Corcovado mountain, has withstood the worst of what the elements could muster for nearly nine decades. Now it, too, is succumbing to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. The 125-foot-tall statue,Continue Reading
Lagos, Mar 17, 2020: The principal and a security guard at Bethlehem Girls High School in Lagos died Sunday while helping students escape a burning building following the explosion of a gas pipeline. At least 17 people died as a result of the March 15 explosion, which occurred after aContinue Reading
Bergamo, March 16, 2020: In a nation where the faithful are not allowed to assemble for Mass, one church in northern Italy is full. The Church of All Saints in Bergamo — located in a cemetery in Italy’s hardest-hit Lombardy region — has had to open its doors to dozensContinue Reading
Vatican City, Mar 16, 2020: The Holy See announced a new law governing the judicial system of the Vatican City state Monday. The motu proprio provides enhanced safeguards for the independence of judges and prosecutors in Vatican City to better address economic, financial and criminal cases in the sovereign territory.Continue Reading
Rome, Italy, Mar 15, 2020: Italian police on March 15 dispersed Catholics attending a Mass being celebrated in a parish outside of Rome. The Italian government has prohibited public gatherings in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Mass was being offered at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in the ItalianContinue Reading
Cremona, Italy, Mar 15, 2020: A Catholic priest has died in Italy from coronavirus, and local Italian media reported Sunday the death of several others. No priests have previously been reported dead from the global pandemic, which has struck Italy more gravely than nearly any other country in the world.Continue Reading
Rome, March 15, 2020: Coronavirus victims in Italy will be denied access to intensive care if they are aged 80 or more or in poor health should pressure on beds increase, a document prepared by a crisis management unit in Turin propose. Some patients denied intensive care will in effectContinue Reading
Vatican City, March 15, 2020: Pope Francis’ Holy Week and Easter services, which normally draw tens of thousands of people, will be held without the public attending because of the coronavirus outbreak, a step believed to be unprecedented in modern times. It was not clear how the massive events willContinue Reading
By John Paul Indore, March 14, 2020: The Hindi section of the Catholic Church-run Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) celebrated its golden jubilee at Satprakashan Sanchar Kendra, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The two-day joyous festival began on March 14. A documentary based on 50 years of travel to RVA, Manila, the PhilippinesContinue Reading
Colombo,March 13, 2020: News that Buddhist nuns have been denied identity documents in Sri Lanka made world headlines recently, exposing a complex reality that reflects unequal gender dynamics in monastic life. “The media has distorted the whole issue,” Buddhist preacher Rajitha Viduransi told Arab News, referring to a December reportContinue Reading
