Catholic missionaries in India are trekking long distances to create awareness about the Covid-19 pandemic among tribal people in inaccessible villages of Madhya Pradesh. Some 150 volunteers, including 45 priests, in Jabalpur Diocese are on this particular mission visiting Gond and Baiga tribal communities, who have not even heard of the disease, to teach them…
A ‘pressure cooker’ environment is one of the main issues causing tension in the home that has been identified by Accord phone support lines. Since setting up their line in mid-April they have received calls from people with issues of pressure and stress caused by uncertainty around security of employment, the effect of the pandemic…
China has begun another wave of cross removals from church buildings as the coronavirus pandemic subsides on the mainland. The removals began over the past fortnight as government officials became relatively free from the pressure of fighting the pandemic, according to Christian leaders in the country. Authorities have removed crosses from Our Lady of the…
A third of US young adults who responded to a recent survey have reported an increase in their Religious Faith during the coronavirus. In addition, nearly half (47%) of those reported that their level of Faith has remained the same during the crisis. Seven out of 10 respondents who watched an online service say that…
The Bishop of Limerick has urged the public to work together to overcome the growing “restlessness” with Covid-19 restrictions for the “common good”. Dr Brendan Leahy used sport as an example in his weekly homily to explain how all of us has “an impact on each other” when it comes to life and death. “A…
An Indonesian Catholic youth organisation has formed a solidarity movement where people are being encouraged to help support families during the coronavirus. The ‘Adopt One Brother’ movement, started by Catholic Youth, has spread to 26 of the country’s 34 provinces, according to Stefanus Asat Gusma, who heads up the group’s Covid-19 task force. He said…
Irish sports star Ciara Mageean has said “Faith and family mean a lot to me” and that it is important people have something in their lives they can “look towards for that little bit of strength”. She said her Faith is part of who she is – something she drew from her grandmother who died…
Pope and French President discuss global unity Pope Francis has expressed his closeness and support to France during a telephone conversation with the country’s leader. The President’s office said the Pope and President Emmanuel Macron spoke for about 45 minutes last week by telephone. The Pope positively acknowledged “the constructive responses taken by France at…
First state in Germany reopens churches Saxony has become the first state in Germany to allow churches to re-open for public services. The governor of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, announced that from last week onwards churches could hold services albeit “on a small scale”. Mass was duly celebrated in the Catholic Provost Church of the Holy…
Ruadhán Jones Pope Francis has asked Christians to join their love for the church with a caring concern for civil society, particularly at this time of the coronavirus pandemic. Marking the feastday of St Catherine of Siena, Pope Francis prayed that people would be inspired by her example and asked for her intercession “to…
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