Tag: pandemic
Caritas in Sri Lanka promotes fund drive for children most affected...
Part of the Lenten offerings will go to teachers who have dedicated their time to children especially in the midst of the economic crisis
Video: Pope Francis offers prayers for healthcare workers in poor countries
This April, Pope Francis is praying for healthcare workers, especially those who help the sick and elderly in poor countries
China reports 20,000 daily COVID cases, most since start of pandemic
The country's "zero-COVID" strategy has come under immense strain as cases spike
Sweet smell of Ramadan tempts as South Asia’s Muslims fast
Huge crowds returned to the neighborhood on Sunday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic put a pin in large public gatherings
Political leaders, Big Pharma betray promises of fair recovery from pandemic...
States, “alongside corporate titans,” have driven deeper global inequality “in what amounts to one of the greatest betrayals of our times”
Half of Shanghai in lockdown to curb COVID-19 outbreak
Authorities are imposing a two-phase lockdown of the city of about 25 million people to carry out mass testing
Caritas in Vietnam diocese opens mobile store for poor
The Diocese of Hải Phỏng opened a mobile store to provide for the needs of the poor who have been most affected by the pandemic
Indonesia scraps travel quarantine, eases curbs on Ramadan traditions
The easing of restrictions follows a decline in COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian archipelago
Dominican priest helps COVID-19-affected families in Pakistan
Pakistan ranks eighth on the Global Slavery Index with an estimated 3.2 million people living in modern slavery and labor exploitation
Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as virus surges
Scenes of closed neighborhoods, panic buying and police cordons cast back to the early phase of the pandemic, which first emerged in China