NEWS
As cases of COVID-19 peak in Canada and talk ramps up about reopening the economy, the economy we return to may not be the same.
Virus can’t stop landmark birthday
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, Catholic Register SpecialStuck in quarantine, Eleanor Murphy’s 100th birthday party wasn’t exactly the one she had hoped for, but it was one her family will cherish.
Homeless advocates make a plea for help
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterDoctors and homeless advocates are demanding government action to address what they call an inadequate response to COVID-19 outbreaks among Toronto’s homeless.
Fears mount for threats to religious freedom in northeast Syria
By Catholic News ServiceAMMAN, Jordan -- Religious freedom advocates and medical practitioners have expressed concerns about the COVID-19 response in northeast Syria.
Fr. de Valk ’put faith into action’
ByOTTAWA -- Canada’s pro-life movement and the Catholic Church are mourning the death of a “passionate defender of life” who was never shy to speak out against the “culture of death” in modern society.
Pilgrimage sites fall victim to virus
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterThe uncertainty surrounding lifting restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus is beginning to take a toll on Canada’s shrines and religious pilgrimages.
Jesuits prepared to be an online ‘friend’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCanada’s Jesuits are standing by, waiting for your call. A new “Talk to a Friend” service hopes to break through the social isolation of people dutifully staying at home to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Polish church warns of water shortages during pandemic
By Catholic News ServiceWARSAW, Poland -- Poland's Catholic bishops have urged nationwide prayers for rain, amid warnings huge areas of farmland could be ruined by drought during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada and U.S. to be consecrated to Mary in response to pandemic
By Canadian Catholic NewsThe bishops of Canada and the U.S. will consecrate their nations to the Blessed Virgin Mary May 1 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope Francis donates respirators, medical equipment to hospitals
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- To mark his name day, the feast of St. George, Pope Francis gave the gift of medical supplies to several countries reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.
East Jerusalem Catholic hospital gets coronavirus unit for Palestinians
By Judith Sudilovsky, Catholic News ServiceJERUSALEM -- When the Israeli Ministry of Health asked St. Joseph's Hospital to set up a coronavirus unit, the hospital had it completed within a week.