• COVID-19, Interviews
• Apr 6, 2020

Catholic charities prepare to 'scale up' as poor nations brace for pandemic

As the global coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, so far claiming over 65,000 lives, aid agencies are increasingly turning their attention to poor and developing nations that are under-equipped to handle a massive outbreak.

• Church in Africa, COVID-19
• Apr 7, 2020

Congo's Ebola crisis may help in coronavirus fight, Catholic charity says

The Ebola strain that broke out in August 2018 could offer lessons on how to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak, which, to date, has killed 13 people in the DRC and recorded 134 cases.

• Church, COVID-19
• Apr 7, 2020

Grassroots group to host Good Friday prayer marathon for persecuted Christians

The Good Friday prayer event is set to start at sunrise Jerusalem on Holy Friday and to end at sunrise Jerusalem on Saturday, is organized by Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC).

• Church in Oceania, Vatican
• Apr 7, 2020

Pell acquitted of abuse charges and will be released from Australian prison

• COVID-19, Vatican
• Apr 7, 2020

Virus reveals elderly as victims of a ‘throwaway culture,’ Vatican official says

With the elderly notably representing the largest demographic of lives claimed by the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Vatican’s top official on life issues has warned against selective care practices that prioritize young patients over those who are older.

• News Analysis
• Apr 7, 2020

Why the Vatican might want to send a thank-you note to Australia's High Court

A close second in terms of who benefits from Tuesday's acquittal of Cardinal George Pell is the Vatican, because the heavy lifting of evaluating the evidence has been done by someone else.