Many countries are characterized by huge cities containing neighborhoods that contain millions of people living close together in often highly unhygienic conditions. Even the most basic protocols for warding off COVID-19 are all but impossible to practice.
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Christian leaders in New Delhi ask churches to open doors to riot victims
Christian leaders in New Delhi have condemned the communal violence in the Indian capital and asked churches to open their doors to victims of the riots.
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To prevent spread of COVID-19, Hong Kong Diocese cancels Masses
The threat of spreading the coronavirus has forced Catholic officials in Hong Kong to suspend all church programs Feb. 15-28, including Sunday Masses and the Ash Wednesday liturgy that marks the beginning of Lent.
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Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ satirizes class struggle in South Korea
The movie doesn’t put the country in a particularly positive light.
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As violence escalates in Myanmar, bishop calls for dialogue
Bishop Alexander Pyone Cho has called for dialogue among all parties as violence escalates in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
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Indian cardinal says religion should never be basis for citizenship
As India continued to experience violent protests against a controversial citizenship law, Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai said citizenship should never be based on a person’s religion.
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Cardinal Tagle: Evangelization happens in Philippine shopping malls
In the Philippines, the Christmas spirit can be found in a shopping mall chapel.
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As protests continue in Hong Kong, Beijing’s criticism of churches grows louder
In recent weeks, the Chinese government has intensified rhetoric against Christian churches in Hong Kong, portraying them as part of the “foreign hostile forces” that seek to create political unrest aimed at bringing down China’s one-party rule.
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Pope Francis says he is ‘scandalized’ by anti-migrant rhetoric
A Jesuit who works for Jesuit Refugee Service in Thailand raised the question of ministry among migrants and refugees.
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Myanmar cardinal: Don’t punish people for crimes of country’s leaders
Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon has appealed to the international community not to punish the people of Myanmar as it faces genocide charges over the military’s 2017 crackdown on Rohingya.