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.
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).
http://www.cultodivino.va/content/cultodivino/it/documenti/note/nota-mercoledi-delle-cenere/english.html Anglice Prot. N. 17/21 NOTE ON ASH WEDNESDAY – Distribution of Ashes in Time of Pandemic The Priest says the prayer for blessing the ashes. He sprinkles the ashes with holy water, without saying anything. Then he addresses all those present and only once says the formula as it appears in the Roman Missal, …
The question of the use of vaccines, in general, is often at the center of controversy in the forum of public opinion. In recent months, this Congregation has received several requests for guidance regarding the use of vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19, which, in the course of research and production, employed cell …
The Holy See Makes Seven Points and One Reservation By H. E. Archbishop Gabriele Giordano CacciaApostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Mr. President, At the outset, I want to express thanks to the co-coordinators, the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, H. E. Adela Raz, and the Permanent Representative of …
Maggio 2020 – Guida Pratica: Misure di contenimento e prevenzione del contagio da SARS-COV-2 in tutte le attività lavorative
Source: https://www.vaticannews.va/it/papa-francesco/messa-santa-marta/2020-04/papa-francesco-messa-santa-marta-coronavirus8.html April 17 2020, Santa Marta Mass, Pope Francis From 21:53
In data 20 marzo 2020, Papa Francesco ha chiesto al Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale (DSSUI) di creare una Commissione, in collaborazione con altri Dicasteri della Curia Romana, per esprimere la sollecitudine e l’amore della Chiesa per l’intera famiglia umana di fronte alla pandemia di Covid-19, soprattutto mediante l’analisi e la riflessione …
Here: https://www.thetablet.co.uk/features/2/17845/pope-francis-says-pandemic-can-be-a-place-of-conversion- Pope Francis leads a prayer service in St Peter’s Square, empty because of the coronavirus Photo: CNS/Vatican Media In an exclusive interview recorded for The Tablet – his first for a UK publication – Pope Francis says that this extraordinary Lent and Eastertide could be a moment of creativity and conversion for the Church, …
Link: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-04/pope-francis-holy-week-2020-message-coronavirus.html Pope’s Holy Week message: ‘Creativity of love can overcome isolation’ Pope Francis sends a video message as Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Holy Week in an unusual manner due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. By Devin Watkins “This evening I have the chance to enter your homes in a different way …
