Concern grows over coronavirus spread amind mass protests in US and elsewhere
Miami, US/London, UK/Budapest, HungaryAP In hindsight, Rosa Jimenez Cano realises that attending a protest against police brutality was risky – and not just for the usual reasons. “This can be kind of a tinderbox for COVID,” the 39-year-old venture capitalist said after attending a demonstration in Florida, one of many around the country sparked by […]
Pope: Pull together, avoid pessimism in this coronavirus era
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis is cautioning against pessimism as many people emerge from coronavirus lockdowns to lament that nothing will ever be the same. During Mass in St Peter’s Basilica to mark Pentecost Sunday, Francis noted a tendency to say “nothing will return as before.” That kind of thinking, Francis said, guarantees that “the one […]
Vulnerable nations say delayed summit should not mean delayed climate action
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation The UN climate summit has been delayed for a full year, but pandemic-preoccupied governments should not back away from the stronger climate action plans and increased funding they promised to deliver in 2020, officials and activists said. On Thursday evening, Britain – host of the COP26 conference in Glasgow – said […]
Trained in rebuilding after disasters, North Carolina Baptists now distribute food boxes
RNS They’re best known for their post-hurricane disaster relief efforts – ripping up homes damaged by floodwaters and rehabilitating them from the studs. But in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Baptists on Mission, an auxiliary of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, is remaking itself as a food distribution network, delivering boxes of produce […]
Pope presides over virus prayer in hint normalcy returning
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis prayed Saturday for an end to the coronavirus pandemic and the development of a vaccine as he presided over an outdoor gathering that signaled a semblance of normalcy returning to the Vatican after a coronavirus lockdown lasting more than two months. Francis was joined in the Vatican Gardens by a representative […]
Minneapolis unrest: Faith groups rush to aid demonstrators as they decry racism
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on how some faith leaders in Minneapolis are responding to the calls for justice over the death of George Floyd and the unrest which has gripped the city in recent days…
Global coronavirus cases surpass six million; WHO, 37 countries, launch alliance to share tools to battle COVID-19
Reuters Global coronavirus cases surpassed six million on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as Latin America reported a grim milestone of 50,000 deaths from the disease. Countries such as Brazil, Chile and Mexico are struggling to stem the spread of the virus, which initially peaked in China in February before large-scale outbreaks followed in […]