Protesters are demanding quick presidential elections which have been postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bolivian bishops to protesters: Stop using pandemic for political purposes
COVID-19 restrictions offer chance to support rural tourism, Vatican says
Agrotourism, in particular, helps support local family farms, and visitors can learn a new, less hectic way of life in greater harmony with others and nature, wrote Cardinal Peter Turkson.
Citing COVID-19 economic toll, Newark closing five schools, merging three
Archdiocese of Newark’s Office of Schools announced school closings and mergings due to the toll COVID-19 is taking on school enrollments and finances.
Explosion in Beirut adds suffering to Lebanon’s dire situation
Two massive explosions ripped through the Lebanese capital, injuring many people and blowing out windows in buildings the city’s port region.
In planning Jan. 29 March for Life, officials mindful of health safeguards
In the midst of the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the annual March for Life rally on the National Mall and march to the Supreme Court are still scheduled for Jan. 29.
Catholic parish’s ministry offers support for job-seekers amid pandemic
As unemployment rates rise and job opportunities decline, a new ministry offers support for the unemployed, underemployed and those seeking new opportunities.
Caritas warns of rise in human trafficking amid pandemic
The current health crisis, has exacerbated human trafficking “due to lack of housing and job security resulting from government measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”
Fauci calls COVID-19 a ‘pandemic of historic proportion,’ like 1918’s flu
In a recent online webinar, Dr. Anthony Fauci focused on young people’s risks and responsibilities in mitigating the spread of COVID-19.