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World Vision faces pandemic’s ‘perfect storm,’ seeks to meet US, global needs There s a real threat that 30 years of progress in our fight against extreme poverty could be reversed, World Vision US President Edgar Sandoval Sr. said. In partnership with local communities and partner organizations, World Vision raised the awareness of personal hygiene, and the children are using a locally made tippy tap to keep their hands clean. Photo courtesy of World Vision
April 9, 2021
(RNS) In Senegal, Christian relief staffers worked with Sunday school and Quran teachers to reduce stigmas about COVID-19 as they distributed masks.
In Oklahoma City, residents picked up free food boxes at a church that later became a vaccination clinic to inoculate against the coronavirus.
CongoNew-yorkUnited-statesBangladeshKenyaRio-de-janeiroEstado-do-rioBrazilNarokRift-valleyLebanonEbenezer-baptist-churchLike many of us, Pope Francis has been holed up at home for the past year, with travel plans canceled thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. But the pontiff, who has previously cited fears of his visits sparking superspreader events, broke his quarantine on Friday for a three-day tour of Iraq the first papal visit to the country. (Pope John Paul II cancelled a trip to Iraq in 2000.)
So, why in the world is Pope Francis going to Iraq now? Medical and theological experts are scratching their heads.
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For starters, it’s not a great time for Iraq. Just Wednesday, at least 10 rockets targeted an Iraqi military base. And the Iraqi government is reporting 4,000 new coronavirus infections a day, close to the highest the country has experienced so far though experts think it is undercounting cases. Vaccine rollout has been slow, and the country’s medical infrastructure isn’t strong enough to handle any surges.
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