Tag: Covid-19 lockdown
Posted in The Philippines
Duterte tries to justify controversial ‘shoot them dead’ order
MANILA (UCAN): Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, was on the backfoot on April 3 trying to…
Vietnam enters lockdown to fight Covid-19
HANOI (UCAN): Vietnam’s prime minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, introduced tough measures to stop the spread…
Church in India braced for Covid-19 emergency
NEW DELHI (UCAN): India came to a grinding halt at midnight on March 25 as…
Posted in Features | Commentary
A Lenten penance we did not choose
Robert Mickens Friday the 13th marked the seventh anniversary of the election of Pope Francis….
Posted in The Philippines
Holy Week celebrations cancelled in Metro Manila; Luzon on lockdown
MANILA (SE): The bishops of Manila, the capital of the Philippines cancelled all liturgical celebrations…
