The recent arrest of a Vatican-approved bishop, priests and seminarians in north-central China came as a shocking development, if not surprising, as r.
Sri Lankan churches halt religious services as third wave of COVID-19 hits People line up to receive a dose of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 5, 2021. CNS photo/Dinuka Liyanawatte, Reuters Sri Lankan churches halt religious services as third wave of COVID-19 hits By Catholic News Service May 3, 2021
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan churches once again have halted services, church weddings and Sunday schools due to a third wave of COVID-19 infections.
Ucanews.com reported universities, schools and pre-schools have closed until further notice. All funerals have been limited to 25 people in attendance.
Ontario worship services limited to 10 again as COVID surges April 16, 2021
With Ontario going into hard lockdown to combat a disturbing rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, places of worship will once again be limited to a hard cap of 10 people in attendance.
Premier Doug Ford announced new restrictions Friday afternoon to begin April 19 as the province finds itself pleading with other provinces to share their nurses and other medical workers as Canada’s largest province finds itself overwhelmed by a surge in cases. For almost a week daily counts of new cases in Ontario have been well over 4,000. Ontario’s science advisors earlier in the day said a six-week stay-at-home order and a 100,000-per-day vaccination rate was needed to flatten the curve.
Holy Week forecast sunnier than 2020 as more churches open Holy Week forecast sunnier than 2020 as more churches open By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register April 1, 2021
After months of speaking out against inequity in COVID-19 capacity guidelines, the Archdiocese of Montreal was finally gifted some good news from the Quebec government.
As of March 26, and just in time for Holy Week, up to 250 people can now visit places of worship a monumental increase from the limit of 10 that existed before.
Archbishop Christian Lépine expressed gratitude that “government leaders and public-health officials recognize that care of the soul is as essential for every human person as is care of the body.”