Pope on COVID-19 vaccine: Needy, vulnerable must come first
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis made a Christmas Day plea for authorities to make COVID-19 vaccines available to all, insisting that the first in line should be the most vulnerable and needy, regardless of who holds the patents for the shots. “Vaccines for everybody, especially for the most vulnerable and needy,” who should be first in […]
Christmas Eve concert held in Paris’ fire-wrecked Notre Dame
Paris, FranceAP Wearing hard hats and protective suits, members of the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral sang inside the medieval Paris landmark for the first time since last year’s devastating fire for a special Christmas Eve concert. Accompanied by an acclaimed cellist and a rented organ, the singers performed beneath the cathedral’s stained-glass windows amid […]
In the US, California deaths spur pleas to stay home for Christmas
Los Angeles, USAP California’s deadly Christmas was marked by pleas to stay away from holiday gatherings outside the home and indoor church services in what could be a make-or-break effort to curb a coronavirus surge that already has filled some hospitals well beyond normal capacity. Festive gatherings with friends and family might be tempting after […]
Essay: How much longer will the Middle East celebrate Christmas?
In an article first published on Religion News Service, KNOX THAMES, a former special adviser for religious minorities at the US Department of State, says that many Christians in the Middle East face a Hobson’s choice – align with a brutal dictator or face discrimination and destruction…