Rome, April 21, 2020: Pope Francis has agreed with a recommendation by the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life to postpone by one year the next gatherings of the World Meeting of Families and World Youth Day. “Because of the current health situation and its consequences on the movementContinue Reading
Melbourne, April 20, 2020: A two-year-old girl born in Australia to Tamil asylum-seeker parents was “not afforded procedural fairness” in her asylum bid, and the formerly Biloela-based family cannot be immediately deported, the federal court has decided. Justice Mark Moshinsky delivered the judgement in Melbourne April 20, with lawyers forContinue Reading
Vatican City, April 20, 2020: The process of exiting the coronavirus pandemic is a chance to eliminate inequalities and the “virus” of selfishness, Pope Francis says. The Pope said this on April 19 while offering a Mass without an audience at the Vatican City on the occasion of Mercy Sunday.Continue Reading
Jerusalem, Apr 19, 2020: A handful of Eastern Orthodox priests held mass for the Christian holiday of Easter on Sunday in an empty Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem due to restrictions in place to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Eastern Christian rites mark Easter, the dayContinue Reading
Colombo, Apr 15, 2020: Sri Lankan police on April 15 claimed to have made two high-profile arrests in the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. They have arrested a prominent lawyer and a Muslim political party leader’s brother who allegedly had links with one of the suicide bombers. Nine suicide bombers carriedContinue Reading
New York, Apr 15, 2020: Tanzania”s president claimed the coronavirus “cannot sit in the body of Christ.” Israel”s health minister dismissed a potential curfew by saying that “the Messiah will come and save us.” A global Muslim missionary movement held mass gatherings — and took blame for spreading the disease.Continue Reading
Rome, April 15, 2020: A group of Italian doctors received a bishop’s permission to distribute Holy Communion to those infected by the coronavirus. Looking for a way to provide both spiritual and physical care on Easter, six doctors caring for coronavirus patients at a hospital in Prato, located in Tuscany,Continue Reading
Vatican City, Apr 15, 2020: The Vatican is creating a commission to provide local aid and tackle issues related to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a statement released Wednesday. The group, created at the request of Pope Francis, will work in collaboration with the Roman Curia andContinue Reading
Vatican City, Apr 15, 2020: The Vatican has named a new director for its internal financial watchdog. In a statement April 15, the Holy See press office said that the Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin had appointed Giuseppe Schlitzer as director of the Financial Intelligence Authority (AIF). HeContinue Reading
Washington, April 15, 2020: United States President Donald Trump has announced a suspension of US funding to the World Health Organization because he said it had covered up the seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak in China before it spread around the world. Trump told a press conference on April 14Continue Reading
