Poverty is profound around with “hungry people…knocking at the parish gates” on a daily basis because of Covid-19.
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‘Pray for the people of India’: a country suffering ‘unimaginable’ Covid-19 outbreak
In one diocese nine priests and two women religious have been lost to Covid-19 just in April. The deceased clergy include four Jesuits.
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In Toronto, a young carpenter is building ‘tiny shelters’ for the homeless. The city isn’t happy.
When some people without housing opted to sleep outside in tents rather than accept the heightened risk at the shelters, 28-year-old carpenter Khaleel Seivwright came up with a creative solution to help them.
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‘If the rich hoard the vaccine, the pandemic will drag on’: Catholic health advocates urge the U.S. to take the lead on global distribution
“We will never get [the pandemic] under control here in the United States until we get it under control everywhere,” C.R.S.’s Sean Callahan said.
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Head of Irish bishops denounces new law that makes attending Mass a criminal offense
The head of the Irish bishops’ conference said the government’s move to criminalize attendance at Mass as part of Covid-19 regulations was a “potential infringement of religious freedom and of constitutional rights.”
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Pope Francis warns us: Covid-19 is not the only global crisis we’re facing right now
The debt crisis in the developing world threatens a staggering impact on the world’s most vulnerable people. “We’re approaching the greatest wave of debt crises and debt restructurings the world has ever seen.”
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Catholic Church leaders in Africa: U.S. return to Paris climate accord could make up for ‘lost momentum’
President Biden’s turnabout on the Paris climate accords was cheered by environmental activists in Africa, a continent that contributes a tiny amount to the problem of global warming but stands to suffer mightily because of climate change.
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Delays, corruption and misinformation thwart Covid-19 vaccination efforts across Amazon region
Covid-19 immunization campaigns must overcome enormous difficulties in reaching remote indigenous groups, isolated riverside communities and the villages of quilombola people, the descendants of African slaves.
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Brazil plunges into Covid chaos while church fights the ‘hunger pandemic’
In Brazil under its Covid-19 lockdown: “At first, only the most vulnerable were starving, but the hunger queue is growing each day. It’s a hunger pandemic.”
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The former gang member who negotiated a truce in Mexico’s third largest city
The gang truce in Querétaro was modeled after a similar pact among dozens of gangs in Monterrey. A nonprofit called Nacidos Para Triunfar played a crucial role in bringing gang members and civic authorities together.