WHO says novel coronavirus not pandemic, fighting misinformation crucial
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday that the novel coronavirus epidemic has not become a pandemic but an outbreak with multiple foresides, and that fighting against the "epidemic of information," rumours or false information, is crucial, reported Xinhua News Agency.
Pope’s special Urbi et Orbi blessing: ‘God turns everything to our good’
Pope Francis delivers an extraordinary blessing “To the City and to the World” on Friday to pray for an end to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. In his meditation, the Pope reflects on Jesus’ words to His disciples: “Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?” Full text included.
‘To be close in order to serve’ – Displaced persons and Pope’s Migrants Day...
Ahead of the 106th World Migrant and Refugee Day, held on 27 September, Tijan reflects on how religious sisters in Sierra Leone saved his life, along with thousands of other displaced persons.
Pope Francis: science and faith together can protect environment
Addressing a delegation of French ecological experts Sept. 3, the pope said that the Catholic Church was committed to defending the planet from exploitation.
Prayers, solidarity for Haiti after devastating earthquake
Church and civil authorities, as well as aid agencies, are rallying together to support rescue and relief efforts in Haiti following a powerful earthquake that has left hundreds dead and caused massive damage.
Vatican CDF says use of anti-Covid vaccines “morally acceptable”
A note from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which was approved by Pope Francis, gives the green light during the pandemic to the use of vaccines produced with cell lines derived from two fetuses aborted in the 1960s.