Australia’s bishops cancel Masses in response to Covid-19 threat
Posted in International Region

Australia’s bishops cancel Masses in response to Covid-19 threat

SYDNEY (CNS): Catholic dioceses in Australia began cancelling Masses as the government limited indoor gatherings…

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Philippine lockdown tramples on the homeless and hungry
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Philippine lockdown tramples on the homeless and hungry

MANILA (UCAN): “There was no mass gathering. The poor fell in line and kept their…

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Covid-19 coronavirus almost spares Myanmar
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Covid-19 coronavirus almost spares Myanmar

MANDALAY (UCAN): On March 23, Myanmar’s ministry of health and sports announced that an individual…

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Posted in International

Iranian cleric pleads with pope to help end United States sanctions

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Citing the increasing loss of lives to Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and a lack…

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Posted in The Americas

Agency demands prisoner release to contain Covid-19

SÃO PAULO (CNS): The Prison Pastoral, an organisation linked to the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference, demanded…

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