Zimbabwe had recorded 23 coronavirus cases and three deaths as of April 16, but many fear that the true numbers could be much higher because of the lack of Covid-19 testing capacity here.
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With my daughters at home for school, I am finally getting a Catholic education
I am getting a window into the daily lives of my daughters, and I truly understand what my wife has always told me: Catholic schooling has defined her view of the world.
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As coronavirus spreads amid deportations, bishops call for protection of migrants
Guatemalan authorities recently said the U.S. sent a plane of deportees to the country with the majority of them carrying the coronavirus, which causes COVID-19.
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FEMA issues guidelines to ensure ‘equal protection’ for all coronavirus patients
“This individualized consideration should be based on current objective medical evidence and the expressed views of the patients themselves as opposed to unfounded assumptions,” the guidelines said.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
On Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis urges countries to put aside ‘selfish indifference’ during coronavirus pandemic
Pope Francis warned against “the risk” of “being struck by an even worse virus” than Covid-19, namely “selfish indifference.”
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Podcast: How location data can help the Vatican’s COVID-19 response
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Molly Burhans explains how location data can help the church use its resources more efficiently to extend care to the greatest number of people.
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Italian bishops in talks with government on post-lockdown liturgies
The church and government in Italy are making plans which would allow for the gradual–though limited–resumption of public Masses and funerals.
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Pope says living faith without sacraments, community is dangerous
In his homily during morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, Pope Francis warned against “detachment” from the sacraments, the church, and each other, saying that it was “dangerous.”
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New Mexico bishop to allow public Masses with restrictions
Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces, New Mexico is reversing his previous decision to ban public Masses due to the coronavirus pandemic and will allow Masses to resume, with restrictions.
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Pope Francis shares his vision for Covid-19 aftermath
Pope Francis says our experience today mirrors in many ways that of the disciples of Jesus after his death and burial in the tomb. Like them, “we live surrounded by an atmosphere of pain and uncertainty,” and we ask, “Who will roll away the stone [from the tomb?]”