Tag: Coronavirus
Indian Catholic hospital closed after nuns tested positive for COVID-19
Four of 12 infected nuns are elderly and are considered high-risk for coronavirus disease infection
SPOTLIGHT: Domestic work, joblessness keep women from reporting violence
When pandemic lockdown began, women’s rights advocates were quick to notice the missing gender dimension in govt response
Philippines to allow more people to attend Mass starting July 10
Up to ten percent of a venue’s capacity will be allowed for mass gatherings, including religious activities
Treating citizens like cattle
Philippine govt’s three-month lockdown — the world’s longest — was full of jaw-dropping incidents of chaos and brutality
Pastoral care: Going on the ‘offence’ during COVID-19
Missionary priest brings Mass to Cambodian Catholic homes amid pandemic lockdown
Gravediggers in India refusing to bury those who died of new...
Catholics going to great lengths to have their deceased loved ones properly buried
Nepal families face hunger, skip meals as pandemic hits remittances
Remittances are crucial for lower-middle-class families that have moved to city centers and rely on them to pay for rent, groceries, school fees and utilities
Yoga guru told to shelve his ‘cure’ for COVID-19 while Indian...
Baba Ramdev claims that during his products’ trials all participating COVID-19 patients recovered in seven days
Social taboos hinder Indonesia’s fight against coronavirus
Indonesia has the highest number of reported infections in Southeast Asia, surpassing 49,000
Philippine church aid agencies prepare for ‘new normal’ in humanitarian response
Despite strict lockdown, Christian churches, through local networks in dioceses and jurisdictions, were able to reach out to more than 4.5 million households
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