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Leprosy charity fears disruption of services due to Covid-19 pandemic

June 29, 2021
Staff Reporter

“My heart breaks at the thought of what is happening to this vulnerable group of people who need our support now, more than any other time in SFLG’s history,” said McIntosh.

Pope donates ventilators, medical equipment to Covid hotspots

June 18, 2021
Tommaso Pozzi

Pope Francis continues to provide charitable support for developing countries as they struggle to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, the Office of Papal Charities announced that it had arranged for the purchase of 38 ventilators, as well as other medical equipment, which have been sent to nine different countries around the world.

Bishops across US issue split messages on Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine

March 04, 2021
Catholic News Agency

Denver Newsroom, Mar 4, 2021 / 04:24 pm MT (CNA).- Bishops across the United States have weighed in with varied guidance for their flocks amid renewed debate over the morality of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which received emergency FDA authorization last weekend.

Covid-19 has compounded prejudice against leprosy sufferers

March 04, 2021
Ferdie Rous

Leprosy is on the verge of extinction, but because of the pandemic sufferers of the disease face more discrimination than ever, says Ferdie Rous

Argentine Bishop speaks out against “politicisation” of Covid-19 vaccine

February 23, 2021
Ferdie Rous

Argentinian Bishop Oscar Vicente Ojea spoke out against the “politicisation" of the Covid-19 vaccine after Argentina’s health minister resigned amid accusations that he gave vaccines out as political favours.

British companies driving poorer countries’ debt crisis, says charity

February 22, 2021
Ferdie Rous

British charity The Jubilee Debt Campaign (JDC) found that 30% of the poorest countries privately owed debts, not including bonds, are owned by firms based in the UK.

South Africa stops roll out of AstraZeneca vaccine after study questions its effectiveness against new Covid-19 strain

February 09, 2021
Ferdie Rous

South Africa has had to halt its vaccine roll out after just a week after report found that the vaccine may not be a match for a new variant identified in the country.

Filipino priest and cardiologist fights Covid-19 on two fronts

February 09, 2021
Ferdie Rous

A Filipino priest has made it his mission to cater for the spiritual and medical wellbeing of his flock.

Colombia grants protected status to nearly a million undocumented Venezuelan migrants

February 09, 2021
Ferdie Rous

The President of Colombia has announced that he will give protected status to nearly one million Venezuelan migrants living in Colombia.

Brazil: Indigenous fears grow as children among worst affected by Covid-19

February 08, 2021
Ferdie Rous

The deaths of ten Yanomami children in the Brazilian state of Amazonas has fuelled fears about the impact of coronavirus on indigenous communities.

Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga tests positive for COVID-19

February 05, 2021
Catholic News Agency

CNA Staff, Feb 5, 2021 / 03:00 am MT (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa said on Thursday that Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga has tested positive for COVID-19 and is “stable and recovering” at a local private clinic.

Caring for Second Childhood

January 28, 2021
Nicholas Frankovich

We who have acquired and still retain the ability to navigate this physical world have a duty to protect the infirm elderly, as well as the unformed young, from bodily harm and dangers that could lead to their premature death. The ancient woman stroking her doll remains as human as she was as a charming toddler, as worthy of our care now that she is dying as she was when she had her life ahead of her. But we tend to forget that, especially when we see them in the groaning waystation to the grave.

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