Vatican official insists religious services are ‘essential services’

For believers, the ability to practice their faith and receive spiritual guidance are “the highest of essential services,” and pandemic practices over the past year have shown they are not automatically super-spreader events, the Vatican foreign minister said. Speaking during the high-level segment of the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher said: “There are numerous... Read More

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December 14, 2020

MPs urge public to speak out over loss of church services

MPs have invited the public to submit written evidence on whether they believe their religious freedoms have been compromised by the Government’s restrictive measures to stop the spread of Covid-19. The call comes as part of the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ (JCHR) examination into the impact of lockdown restrictions on human rights and whether... Read More

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May 14, 2020

Denying migrants access to services amid pandemic is ‘act of negligence’, says JRS UK

Denying migrants access to services amid the Covid-19 pandemic is an “act of negligence”, the Jesuit Refugee Service UK has said. The statement comes after analysis, recently released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), suggested there is a stark difference on the impact of Covid-19 between different ethnic groups with the difference in death... Read More

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April 29, 2020

Spain’s parishes adapt pastoral services during pandemic

When Fr Peio Sanchez founded his “field hospital” in an old monastery building in Barcelona, Spain, in 2017, he hoped it would offer some refuge to the Mediterranean city’s 3,300 homeless inhabitants. Today, during the Covid-19 pandemic, people line up in all weather for food, clothing, masks and medicines. Santa Anna parish publishes a daily... Read More

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August 18, 2019

A&E services praised but can’t deal with demand indefinitely, warns CMA (UK)

The president of the Catholic Medical Association (UK) has praised A&E medics for dealing with a significant increase in patients over the summer months but warned that services can’t cope with such demands indefinitely. Dr Dermot Kearney insisted that “the real reasons” for the increase in demands on A&E services needs addressing. Dr Kearney’s comments... Read More

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August 7, 2019

Mumbai Catholics open churches for thousands stranded by flooding

Catholic churches and institutions in flood-hit Mumbai opened their doors to accommodate thousands of people stranded in the city by heavy rain and flooded streets. Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai, India, and Syro-Malabar Bishop Thomas Elavanal of Kalyan, India, asked their parish priests on 5th August to help stranded and homeless people as heavy rain... Read More

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May 2, 2019

Catholic services in Sri Lankan capital cancelled for second weekend

Catholic services have been cancelled for a second weekend in Sri Lanka’s capital after the government warned of more possible attacks. Reverend Edmund Tillakaratne, spokesman for the Colombo diocese, said today that Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith had cancelled all Sunday services in the diocese based on the latest security reports. Muslims were told to stay home... Read More

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November 8, 2018

TV comedian praises Mass for keeping loneliness at bay

Mass can help in the fight against loneliness, the Irish actor and comedian behind Mrs Brown’s Boys has said. Brendan O’Carroll, best known for his portrayal of matriarch Agnes Brown in the BBC and RTE sitcom, told The Irish Catholic that the parish system in Ireland is a vital source of comfort and support in... Read More

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