Vatican City, Sept 6, 2020: Pope Francis urged the faithful on September 6 to steer clear of gossip, calling it worse than the coronavirus and saying it could be used to divide the Roman Catholic Church. “Please, brothers and sisters, let’s make an effort not to gossip. Gossiping is aContinue Reading
Jakart, September 1, 2020; Officials in hazmat suits paraded empty coffins through the streets of Jakarta on Sep 1 to remind residents that coronavirus cases are still surging in one of Asia’s worst-hit nations. A convoy of truck hearses and pallbearers snaked its way through crowded neighbourhoods, with some participantsContinue Reading
By Joanna Slater and Niha Masih New Delhi, August 25, 2020: When Ahmed Ali arrived in India earlier this year, he was looking forward to a month of religious study with a little souvenir shopping on the side. His trip did not go as planned. Instead, Ali — a pharmacyContinue Reading
Seoul, August 21, 2020: South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who is facing increased pressure over some of his policies, on August 20 hosted a luncheon for Catholic leaders, asking for their cooperation in tackling the Covid-19 coronavirus. “We must overcome the coronavirus (and) we will do our best to overcomeContinue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 18, 2020: Pope Francis has donated ventilators and ultrasound scanners to hospitals in coronavirus-ravaged Brazil. In a Aug. 17 press statement, papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski said that 18 Dräger intensive care ventilators and six Fuji portable ultrasound scanners would be shipped to Brazil on the pope’sContinue Reading
Harare, Aug 18, 2020: The apostolic nuncio to Zimbabwe has expressed solidarity to the country’s top Catholic leader who is facing attacks from the government for speaking out against corruption and human rights violation. The nuncio, Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, on August 16 visited Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu of Harare, whoContinue Reading
Mumbai, July 10, 2020: Dharavi slum, the largest in Asia, is a true success story in India’s fight against coronavirus. Father Christopher D. Jeyakumar, parish priest of the local church of St. Anthony, recounts the problems of the population during the pandemic crisis, and the work of the Church toContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, July 10, 2020: We are all fascinated by stories as they drive home messages faster and easier. A few days ago, I listened to two stories on different occasions that whispered how each one recognizes God particle in another and what happens after that. During thisContinue Reading
South Raypur, June 12, 2020: As Coronavirus disease has gripped the world as a pandemic, a young girl in India’s West Bengal is lending a helping hand to the people of her village in the eastern Indian state. Ashima Kayal has gathered seven other girls and three boys of herContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jun 8, 2020: Pope Francis has teamed up with Olympic athletes for a charity auction this month to support hospitals in the regions of Italy hardest hit by the coronavirus. Three-time world champion cyclist Peter Sagan donated a custom racing bike with the Vatican crest and colors forContinue Reading
