Tag: Coronavirus
Holy Week turns homes into ‘mini churches’ in India
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented action — Catholics go online and celebrate their faith during pandemic lockdown
Frontliners against COVID-19 honored during Holy Week observance
Church leaders cited the ‘heroic service and sacrifice’ of people on the frontline of the global health crisis
Photo gallery: Filipinos observe Holy Thursday amid lockdown
This is the first Holy Week they will be observing the rituals from the safety of their own homes
Pope cites priests in frontline of pandemic, who serve poor as...
This year's observance of the Holy Week has been affected by lockdowns in many countries due to the new coronavirus
Priests wash feet of homeless, poor in Manila’s Holy Thursday rites
They were given permission by church leaders to hold ceremony subject to quarantine protocols imposed by authorities
Koinonia: Community in a time of crisis
Sharing of goods and good fellowship has enabled Christian communities to support each other and also convince non-Christian neighbors of their goodness
‘Why have you forsaken me?’
Beyond untold human sufferings, let us be certain that the Greatest Healer shall touch and heal humankind
People’s faith grows stronger in the midst of pandemic
Philippine church leaders said an important aspect of a faith is care for the disadvantaged, compassion, and sacrifice
Coronavirus crisis ‘could plunge half a billion people’ into poverty
Living day to day, the poorest do not have the ability to take time off work, or to stockpile provisions, Oxfam says
Philippines’ Caritas network champions localized aid for COVID-19 response
Localization of aid facilitates progression of people-centered disaster risk reduction and management programs
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