Tag: pandemic
Thailand starts COVID-19 vaccinations for monks at risk
About 500 monks were inoculated in the capital, Bangkok, on Tuesday and Wednesday
Photos: Philippine church opens doors for COVID-19 vaccination program
The Philippine government has been ramping up its inoculation efforts, hoping to attain herd immunity from the coronavirus disease
‘Community reading pantry’ for young learners rises in remote Mindanao village
A note in the pantry reads: "Read according to what you know, take according to what you like"
Forego ‘fiestas,’ religious gatherings to avoid spread of COVID, Filipino Catholics...
A 'fiesta' is commonly about the celebration of a city's or a village's patron saint, or of harvest especially during the month of May
Muslims mark Eid with masks and prayers amid COVID and conflict
In a typical year, millions would travel to their hometowns to celebrate the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with their families
Thousands pray at Portugal’s Fatima shrine for world without COVID-19
The pandemic situation in Portugal is one of the reasons why many people came back to Fatima this year
Pope Francis meets faithful face-to-face as COVID cases decline in Italy
Pope Francis said it’s "not nice to talk in front of nothing, just at the camera"
Organizer of Philippines’ ‘community pantry’ reports continuing harassment, threats
The Philippine National Police urged Patricia Non to file a complaint and report the harassment and threats she received to the police
Indian archbishop blames government’s ‘political agenda’ for ‘COVID disaster’
Archbishop Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil described the pandemic as a "tragedy of a country" that does not listen to experts
Caritas Hanoi reaches out to villages amid new COVID-19 outbreak
Caritas in Hanoi has distributed up to 3.8 tons of rice and other food supplies in villages under strict health restrictions
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