Amazon missionary says health care system collapsing under COVID-19
- Jun 3, 2020
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Unable to catch a break, Central America battles a pandemic and a storm
- Jun 4, 2020
As if battling a pandemic weren’t enough, three of the poorest countries in Central America now are having to simultaneously face the aftermath of strong tropical storms.
Amazon missionary says health care system collapsing under COVID-19
- Jun 3, 2020
It’s a paradox that the ancestral guardians of the world’s lungs now “lack oxygen to survive,” says one missionary to the Amazon region, which has been hard hit by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
As Latin America becomes center of pandemic, churches confront hunger
- Jun 2, 2020
Latin America is now the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Brazil leading in cases and deaths, followed by Peru. The region has reported nearly 1 million cases and some 50,000 deaths, although officials say the real figures are probably higher.
As poverty rises, Mexican parishes encourage neighbors to help neighbors
- Jun 2, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has reaped misery on Mexico, where the economy is cratering and the death toll is soaring. The pandemic is pushing people into poverty and, according to Catholics working in charitable causes, provoking problems like hunger, mental health issues and an upswing in vices such as domestic violence.
Church in Brazil fighting spread of fake news during pandemic
- Jun 2, 2020
Lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil has apparently intensified the circulation of fake news on the internet, or at least made it more visible, and much of it is directed against the Church, many times by people who claim to be Catholic.
Community garden inspired by ‘Laudato si” becomes a lifeline
- Jun 2, 2020
A U.S. backed foundation in partnering with a Catholic diocese in Honduras to fight food insecurity.
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