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"Let's not toy with lives of our people": Congolese Cardinal to Government over COVID-19
The decision to postpone a three-week lockdown of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which had been announced as one of the raft of measures...
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Bishops in Zimbabwe “close all Catholic Churches for public services” Over COVID-19
With three confirmed COVID-19 cases and one related death in Zimbabwe, Catholic Bishops in the Southern African nation on Tuesday, March 24 resolved to close all Churches in the country,...
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South Sudan’s Juba Archdiocese Suspends Public Mass over COVID-19 in Neighboring Nations
In a keen adherence to the directives of South Sudan government to stop social gatherings as a measure to prevent the outbreak of COVID-19 in the East African country, which...
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Pope Francis Prays for Those Who Weep from Coronavirus Loneliness or Loss
“Many cry today. And we, from this altar, from this sacrifice of Jesus -- of Jesus who was not ashamed to cry -- ask for the grace to cry. May...
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Pope Francis Gives Special Apostolic Blessing, "Urbi et Orbi", During Coronavirus Pandemic
On Friday, before an empty and rain-covered St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis held Eucharistic adoration and gave an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing, praying for the world during the coronavirus...
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“The war to be fought is against COVID-19,” Religious Leaders in Mauritius United
Religious leaders in Mauritius have come together to demonstrate their unity of purpose in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in their country and invited citizens in the Island...
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Stakeholders in CAR Consult to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 with 5 Confirmed Cases
With just five confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Central African Republic (CAR), stakeholders of various institutions in the country, including Catholic Church leaders, held a meeting to consult on...
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“It's my 14th day in Kenya, I’ve no COVID-19 symptoms,” Priest Says, Faults Media Reports
The Kenyan priest, Fr. Richard Oduor who, according to government authorities in Kenya, tested positive for COVID-19 and got hospitalized days after returning from Italy has said that on the...
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Burkinabé Archbishop First African Catholic Prelate Known to Test Positive for COVID-19
The Archbishop emeritus of Burkina Faso’s Koupela Archdiocese, Séraphin François Rouamba has tested positive for COVID-19, the Episcopal Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger (CEBN) has confirmed in a March...
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Call Centre Offering Psychological Support for COVID-19 Cases Functional in Ivory Coast
With 80 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ivory Coast, a priest in the West African country has opened a call centre to offer psychological support to Ivorians weighed down by the emotional...
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Ghanaians Anchor National Prayer and Fasting Day on Thanksgiving and Repentance
Christians and Muslims in the West African nation of Ghana observed a day of prayer and fasting Wednesday, March 25 using a ten-point prayer guide that detailed specific prayers against...
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Ethiopia’s Gambella Vicar Apostolic First Bishop Known to Die of COVID-19
The Vicar Apostolic of Ethiopia’s Gambella Vicariate, Bishop Angelo Moreschi has succumbed to COVID-19, the first known Catholic Prelate to die of the pandemic.
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Ghanaian Clergy, Religious, Seminarians in Rome Take “precautionary measures to stay safe”
With Italy ranked the world’s worst-hit country by COVID-19, the clergy, religious and seminarians who are natives of Ghana and based in the country’s capital, Rome have, in an interview...
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COVID-19 “an opportunity to reflect on the way we live, to convert”: Togolese Prelate
As countries around the world put in place measures to control the spread of COVID-19 including an appeal, sometimes enforced, for citizens to “stay at home,” a Catholic Prelate in...
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Dioceses in Africa Seek to Align Pastoral Guidelines with State Directives over COVID-19
With at least 2,455 cases of COVID-19 confirmed across not less than 43 countries in Africa, various Catholic dioceses on the continent have announced pastoral guidelines aligned with directives issued by their...
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Vatican Updates Guidelines for Holy Week Liturgies During Coronavirus
After dioceses throughout the world suspended public Masses amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Congregation for Divine Worship has updated its decree on Holy Week liturgies.
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Pope Francis: The Church’s Pro-life Message is More Relevant Than Ever
Pope Francis said Wednesday that the Church's pro-life message is more relevant than ever as the world faces the coronavirus pandemic.
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Kenyan Media Framing of Church “as weak link, agent of death, unethical,” Catholics Decry
The recent negative media framing of the Church in Kenya as “a weak link” and “an agent of death” has been condemned and termed unethical, with a section of Catholics...
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Cameroon’s Douala Archdiocese Entrusted to “protection of the Virgin Mary” amid COVID-19
As governments in Africa struggle to contain the spread of COVID-19, with some nations seeking divine intervention by holding National Prayer Days, the Catholic Church in Cameroon’s Douala Archdiocese held...
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U.S.-Based Kenyan Capuchin Friar Decries Use of His Image for COVID-19 Positive Priest
A Kenyan-born Franciscan Capuchin Friar based in the U.S. has lamented the use of his picture by multiple media outlets in Kenya to tell the story of the Kenyan priest...
