Malta archdiocese distances itself from controversial lay movement
- Jul 14, 2020
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Vatican suspends outpatient services in wake of first coronavirus case
- Mar 6, 2020
In the wake of the first confirmed Vatican case of coronavirus, spokesman Matteo Bruni announced Friday that all outpatient services offered by the Vatican’s Directorate of health and Hygiene have been suspended in order to sanitize the facility.
As coronavirus spreads, churches outside China take preventive measures
- Jan 28, 2020
The Chinese respiratory coronavirus has spread to almost every province in mainland China, which extended its Spring Festival holiday by three days to delay travel by up to 500 million people.
Church-backed program in Kenya provides energy-saving cookstoves
- Oct 13, 2019
In Kenya there is a project to improve cooking methods for health and environmental reasons.
Catholic aid agency works to improve public sanitation in Ghana
- Oct 12, 2019
Ghana’s rapid urbanization means Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is shifting resources to hygiene and sanitation, as the number of people without access to toilets increases to over 5 million.
USCCB official calls defense of fetal tissue research ‘deeply disturbing’
- Dec 19, 2018
An official at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said recent comments made by Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, in defending human fetal tissue research were “deeply disturbing.”
Catholic Relief Services helps improve public health in Togo
- Nov 3, 2018
Access to toilets is not something that captures the imagination of celebrity activists, but it is one of the most important health issues facing the developing world.
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