The coronavirus pandemic has both increased the frequency of deaths and constrained our ability to accompany the dying.
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Don’t turn away from suffering on border, urges Sister Norma Pimentel
Sister Norma Pimentel called for an end to the “Remain in Mexico” policy that keeps would-be asylum-seekers on the other side of the border until their case is adjudicated.
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Vatican task force calls for an end to arms production
A Vatican task force considering the issues concerning the world today is urging an end to arms production in favor of tackling the problems of human health, peace and security.
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As cases of virus spike in Arizona, Tucson bishop suspends public worship
With the virus raging in the American southwest, public worship has been again suspended with the goal of preventing any additional spread of the disease.
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100-plus bishops demand supply chain due diligence ‘now more than ever’
Bishops from around the world are demanding that governments pay attention to the plight of workers in the international supply chain, stating that “acts of violence and suffering” are the result of behaviors of irresponsible companies.
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Faith leaders ask Congress to boost overseas pandemic aid
Faith-based organizations are pleading with Congress to fund world-wide pandemic relief efforts.
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Mexican bishops call for more robust response to COVID-19 crisis
Mexico’s bishops are calling for civil authorities to “make all possible efforts” to assist the people economically and medically during the pandemic.
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Formerly incarcerated people: No, quarantine is not ‘just like prison’
Feeling restless because we cannot go out to eat or attend a concert hardly amounts to involuntary incarceration.
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Argentine slum priests call government response to Covid-19 inadequate
“We see with increasing urgency the need for a state intelligently existing and dialoguing with the community to respond to the emergency produced by the pandemic,” they said.
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Federal judge blocks limits de Blasio, Cuomo put on religious gatherings
A Federal judge has ruled that the restrictions on how many people may gather for church services in New York state cannot be enforced as it presently stands as it is far more stricter than the protocols for comparable secular gatherings.