Efforts to combat the pandemic in India and Bangladesh have been further complicated because of cyclones which have hit those countries.
Coronavirus
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Death penalty opponents decry first execution carried out amid pandemic
Catholic advocates against the death penalty have assailed the state of Missouri for proceeding with the first execution to occur during the pandemic, despite the efforts to stop it.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Templeton winner’s ‘every waking moment’ focused on efforts to cure COVID
Dr. Francis S. Collins, who led the Human Genome Project–and who is a member of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences–has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Templeton Prize.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
How India’s lockdown and poor public health system complicate Catholic hospitals’ struggle against Covid-19
On March 25, hoping to suppress the spread of the coronavirus, India began the world’s largest lockdown, affecting 1.3 billion people. But the sudden move to close down all but essential services threw millions out of work and began a desperate exodus of migrant and day laborers out of the big cities.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Bishop Dorsonville: It takes #AllofUS working together to prevail over Covid-19
The coronavirus has made clear how much we depend on the contributions of essential workers, many of them immigrants, writes Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Migration.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
African church leaders work to curb domestic abuse during lockdown
Church leaders in Africa are urging more attention be paid to the problem of spousal abuse during the pandemic.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Lebanon’s economy was already reeling. Coronavirus may push it into collapse.
As much as 75 percent of Lebanon’s population is in need of emergency assistance.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: What a Mass in reopened St. Peter’s Basilica looks like
This week on the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, the hosts discuss the Vatican’s work to lead the world’s humanitarian and diplomatic response to the coronavirus pandemic, even as it faces a major decrease in income.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
How Catholic aid agencies are preparing for the pandemic in the developing world
Health work during a pandemic can be dangerous and the thought of falling ill themselves cannot be too far from the minds of medical and sanitation teams. But thousands of other relief and development staff and volunteers will face many of the same risks and fears.
Posted inColumns, Politics & Society
As pressure builds to reopen churches, can local governments keep them closed?
The Trump administration is permitting state and local governments to exert their traditional power to draft and enforce health and safety regulations. This has led to a variety of responses across the country and even within the same state.