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Women in the COVID-19 Crisis: Disproportionately Affected and Protagonists of Regeneration
The pandemic has increased the vulnerability of countless women acrossthe globe. There is a need to pay close attention to the experiences andstruggles of women so they can fully participate and flourish in theregeneration of human systems and the creation of new developmentmodels that are more respectful of people and the earth.
COVID-19 Vaccines: Resources for Church Leaders
News of the successful development of effective vaccines against COVID-19 has brought much needed
hope, yet the pandemic is far from over. As cases rise and the virus mutates, the pandemic continues to
bring suffering, isolation, financial hardship and death, disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable
among us. Yet the crisis has also “revived the sense that we are a global community, all in the same boat,
where one person’s problems are the problems of all” (Encyclical Fratelli Tutti [FT], 32). “With our gaze
fixed on Jesus (cf. Heb 12:2) and with the certainty that His love is operative through the community of His
disciples, we must act all together, in the hope of generating something different and better” (General
Audience, 26 August 2020).
A case of conflict between religious freedom and the protection of public health
by Linda Fregoli
It is not only pandemic deniers and conspiracy theorists in general who challenge and doubt the measures put in place by governments and health authorities to combat the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic . There are even some enclaved religious communities that have been drawing attention because of their rebellious behaviour: they are the Hasidic communities in Israel and New York City. The latter is home to a Satmar community that is known to the general public thanks to the television miniseries Unorthodox, which is distributed by the digital streaming platform Netflix
EASR 2021 Call for papers – Gender Law and Religion During the COVID-19 Health Crisis
Click here Looking at Covid-19 infection from gendered lens, it deeply affected individuals who are in a vulnerable position, as women, giving rise to new concerns about gender equity and […]
EASR Call for papers – Religious Minorities and Covid-19
Covid-19 affected particularly the collective dimension of freedom of religion and serves as an excuse for states to use rhetoric that scapegoats certain minorities, exacerbates tensions between religious groups and […]