Pope elevates 13 new cardinals – then puts them in their place
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis raised 13 new cardinals to the highest rank in the Catholic hierarchy Saturday and immediately warned them not to use their titles for corrupt, personal gain, presiding over a ceremony marked from beginning to end by the coronavirus pandemic. Two new “princes” of the church, from Brunei and the Philippines, didn’t […]
Low-income parents lonelier in pandemic, says British royal Kate
Thomson Reuters Foundation Parents living in deprived areas are at higher risk of feeling lonely due to COVID-19, British royal Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, said on Friday as she unveiled research that also highlighted the pandemic’s impact on women’s mental health. Loneliness among parents has risen from 38 per cent before the pandemic to […]
Explainer: Will COVID-19 vaccines protect us? Does efficacy equal effectiveness?
Reuters The frontrunners in the COVID-19 vaccine race have emerged with different success rates for their shots in clinical trials, but what does that mean for the global fight against the pandemic? US drugmakers Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna have each said their coronavirus vaccines have an efficacy rate of around 95 per cent and a Russian […]
Mexican President presents ‘ethical guide’ book of precepts
Mexico CityAP Few world leaders talk about morals and ethics as much as Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and on Thursday he presented an Ethical Guide for the Transformation of Mexico. López Obrador took office two years ago pledging government austerity and an end to corruption. Much like the President himself, the text presented […]
After the election: Biden victory in hand, Black church get-out-the-vote workers assess the future
Faith in Action, which mobilised for policies that empower Black Americans, noted down-ballot wins, such as passage of a $15 minimum wage in Florida. ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports…
New cardinals quarantine in Pope’s hotel ahead of ceremony
Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican’s Santa Marta hotel was built to sequester cardinals during papal elections. It’s now sequestering soon-to-be cardinals in town for this weekend’s ceremony to get their red hats: A handful are in protective coronavirus quarantine, confined to their rooms on Vatican orders and getting meals delivered to their doors. The 10-day quarantines, […]