Tag: Coronavirus
Indian slum beats COVID-19 but suffers under lockdown
Despite social distancing and home quarantining being near impossible, the lack of infections in Dharavi is nothing short of a miracle, priest says
Vatican calls for solidarity to protect vulnerable amid pandemic
Pontifical Academy for Life recognizes how restrictions on social contacts can lead to situations of isolation, despair, anger, and abuse
Philippine church official calls for ‘collective help’ to address mental health
While the country has one of the lowest suicide rates in the world, its rates are increasing
Most Filipinos believe in importance of faith in fight against COVID-19,...
Majority surveyed believe God is much bigger than the COVID-19 health crisis, Radio Veritas 846 president says
Future uncertain as Cambodian economy reels from ‘mother of all shocks’
Shape and pace of economic recovery largely depends on the course of the coronavirus, World Bank warns
Bangladesh’s Archbishop Costa dies from brain hemorrhage
In mid-June the archbishop was diagnosed suffering from COVID-19 but he was later cleared of the virus
Up to 10 million children may not be able to go...
Pandemic-induced recession estimated to leave a shortfall of US$77 billion in education spending in some of the poorest countries over next 18 months
Philippine Franciscan nuns continue mission for poor amid difficult times
Nuns play crucial role in delivery of aid to communities affected by strict stay-at-home measures
Pandemic brings new challenges to Philippine seminary formation
Genuine vocation thrives when there is heroism, seminary formator says
During India’s lockdown, nun becomes a beacon of hope for stranded...
Facing herculean task, Sister Sujata Jena set about to help as many migrants as possible during nationwide lockdown
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