Grassroots group to host Good Friday prayer marathon for persecuted Christians
- Apr 7, 2020
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India exemplifies problems facing Southeast Asia as COVID-19 spreads
- Mar 25, 2020
India and other Asian countries are preparing for the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Philippines isolates Manila to fight coronavirus outbreak
- Mar 16, 2020
Thousands of police officers and army troops started sealing the Philippines’ densely populated capital on Sunday at the start of one of Southeast Asia’s most drastic containment moves against the new coronavirus.
Caution, cancelations mark Ash Wednesday in time of virus
- Feb 26, 2020
The Vatican was going ahead with plans for Pope Francis to celebrate the Ash Wednesday ritual kicking off the Catholic Church’s Lenten season, but elsewhere in Italy Masses were canceled over fears of the coronavirus and other Catholic countries took precautions.
No handshakes: Viral outbreak spooks Asian places of worship
- Feb 17, 2020
In a popular Catholic church in the Philippines, nearly half of the pews were empty for Sunday Mass. The few hundred worshippers who showed up were asked to refrain from shaking others’ hands or holding them during prayers to prevent the spread of the virus that started in China.
No handshakes: Viral outbreak spooks Asian places of worship
- Feb 16, 2020
In a popular Catholic church in the Philippines, nearly half of the pews were empty for Sunday Mass. The few hundred worshippers who showed up were asked to refrain from shaking others’ hands or holding them during prayers to prevent the spread of the virus that started in China.
Widower-turned-priest backs both celibacy, viri probati
- Feb 16, 2020
As the debate on married priests ferments following the publication of a major papal document that was expected to address the issue, one married man who became a priest when his wife died has weighed in on the issue, saying he supports both celibacy, and viri probati.
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