Clerical kidnappings, elections, and COVID dominate Catholic news in Americas
- Apr 13, 2021
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At 105, Catholic woman beats COVID-19 with a lot of faith and a little gin
- Apr 6, 2021
Lucia DeClerck has survived the 1918 influenza pandemic, two world wars, the loss of three husbands, one son and many of her physicians. Recently added to the list: COVID-19, which she tested positive for on her 105th birthday.
Parish outreach helps seniors secure vaccines; no one is turned away
- Mar 4, 2021
The Madeleine parish in Northeast Portland, has a vaccine outreach for seniors. It’s focused on helping parishioners schedule their vaccinations and no one is turned away.
Missing Mass: Social isolation keeps elders safe but lonely
- Aug 5, 2020
In communities around the world, the social isolation that keeps elders safe from the coronavirus but precludes going to church is proving extremely difficult for many. In some remote areas, younger generations are helping their elders.
Bishops in Canada, Spain remind Catholics of importance of the elderly
- Jul 16, 2020
Catholic bishops on two different sides of the Atlantic reminded Catholics of the enormous suffering of vulnerable peoples, but most especially the elderly, during the coronavirus pandemic.
Meteorologist Janice Dean lost both her in-laws to COVID-19, and wants answers
- Jun 27, 2020
Janice Dean is the senior meteorologist for FOX News Channel,
Caring for Kenyan elderly during pandemic requires extraordinary steps
- Jun 21, 2020
Phylis Nyambura sits on a plastic chair, pensive and alone in the shade of a tree at Cheshire Home for the Elderly in the Kariobangi slum northeast of Nairobi. She laments how her social life has changed as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
WWII veteran uses gardening expertise of 90 years to grow food for needy
- Jun 15, 2020
John “Jay” Surufka knows a lot about growing things because he has been doing it for 90 years. The 97-year-old World War II Army veteran said that’s what his family did when he was growing up in Harvey, a suburb south of Chicago.
Staff working hard to protect seniors at Catholic nursing homes during pandemic
- Jun 8, 2020
Since 2006, Thomas Blonski has been president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, one of the state’s largest social services organizations. He is working to protect seniors at Catholic Charities-run care facilities.
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