Bishop issues warning to follow all the virus rules

The Bishop of Shrewsbury has welcomed the Government’s recognition of public worship in the national lockdown as “essential” to the life of society and has urged the faithful to avoid any complacency in implementing safety measures. Bishop Mark Davies encouraged parishioners within his diocese to see the wearing of face-coverings, hand sanitising and careful social... Read More

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January 9, 2021

Culture of care will help us defeat virus, says Archbishop Martin

The defeat of Covid-19 depends on all of us acting with responsibility, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has said. However, the former Archbishop of Dublin, now Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Dublin, stressed that people must not follow the restrictions in a “self-centred” way, but with a “culture of care”. “The defeat of the virus depends... Read More

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December 11, 2020

Virus halts Guadalupe processions, but not other ways to safely celebrate feast

In what would have been its 48th anniversary, the huge procession of drummers and dancers swirling through downtown Houston, Texas, in honour of the 12th December feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe has been cancelled because of the pandemic, organisers said. But individual churches will continue their local celebrations with matachines, who are parishioners performing dances dressed... Read More

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November 19, 2020

Health Secretary makes Christmas care home visit pledge

All care homes will be able to allow visits before Christmas, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has pledged, amid criticism of delays in introducing visitor testing. Mr Hancock said rapid tests for visitors – currently being trialled in Devon and Cornwall – should allow rollout across England within weeks. It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson... Read More

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September 14, 2020

Big increase in people using food banks because of virus crisis

The number of people using food banks for the first time has increased because of the virus crisis, new research reveals. The Trussell Trust said its study suggested that families with children are being hit the hardest during the pandemic. An analysis carried out by Heriot-Watt University with support from the National Institute of Economic... Read More

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July 27, 2020

US surgeon general says preventing spread of virus must be top priority

Calling the Covid-19 pandemic the challenge of a lifetime, the United States’ top public health official travelled to Florida seeking help in slowing the deadly outbreak. He also came to learn how one urban community has managed a particularly low incidence of infection spread among the homeless. Dr Jerome Adams, the 20th US surgeon general,... Read More

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July 10, 2020

Trump’s decision to withdraw US from WHO ‘deeply regrettable’, CHA says

The Catholic Health Association said it is “deeply regrettable” that President Donald Trump has formally withdrawn the US from the World Health Organisation during a global pandemic. Instead, the US should be “leading a co-ordinated global response to protect the lives of millions of people around the world”, the organisation said in a statement released... Read More

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June 12, 2020

Trump tweets he’s ‘honoured’ by former nuncio’s letter

US President Donald Trump said he was ‘honoured’ by an open letter from a former Vatican official who claimed that restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19 were part of a Masonic plot to establish a new world order. In the letter released by LifesiteNews on 6th June, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, who served as... Read More

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April 20, 2020

Now is time to build new world without inequality and injustice, pope says

As the world slowly recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a risk it will be struck by an even worse virus – that of selfish indifference, Pope Francis said. This dangerous virus is “spread by the thought that life is better if it is better for me and that everything will be fine if... Read More

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