For the first time in over two months, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem reopens, despite the uncertainty some people still have about the effects of the pandemic on public health and the local economy.
Health Care
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Bioethics center: U.K. elderly death rate greatest failure of pandemic
The Oxford-based Anscombe Bioethics Centre said an “ageist bias” in the attitudes of policymakers toward the needs of care home residents and staff had led them to prioritize the care of younger and healthier patients over the elderly.
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Pro-lifers say Planned Parenthood must return $80 million in PPP funds
Pro-Life organizations are taking exception to the fact that Planned Parenthood affiliates have been recipients of funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.
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.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How the coronavirus can help us reclaim the virtues of self-sacrifice and prudence
How we choose to behave during the Covid-19 pandemic reveals who we are and whom we want to be, writes Michael Rozier, S.J. It is a time to rediscover true virtues.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis praises nurses for heroics during coronavirus pandemic
Pope Francis also called on world leaders “to invest in health care as the primary common good.”
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Sweden’s approach to pandemic a risk to elderly, minorities, cardinal says
Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Sweden is concerned that Sweden’s relaxed attitude toward handling the pandemic will adversely affect the most vulnerable, particularly the elderly, minorities and children.
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Fearful the coronavirus is silently spreading, Haiti braces for pandemic
In a country that has known its share of disasters and social upheaval, Haiti is trying to prepare for the pandemic as best as possible.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A prayer for first responders during the coronavirus pandemic
Loving God, in the midst of our world’s—your world’s—coronavirus crisis, we beg to bring before you the brave women and men who are closest to the sick and suffering.
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Overwhelmed by coronavirus, Catholic hospitals ask for more government assistance
“Some of our individual hospitals are experiencing losses upwards of $1 million to $2 million [per] day, while some of our health systems are reporting revenue losses in the range of $200-$600 million per month.”