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Live Broadcast of Private Mass Gaining Traction in Ghana amid COVID-19
The practice of live streaming private celebrations of the Holy Eucharist by members of the clergy in the West African nation of Ghana is gaining traction days after Church leaders announced the suspension of public Mass.
Catholic Bishops in Kenya Officially Suspend Public Mass Over COVID-19
The Catholic Bishops in Kenya have, in a collective statement Monday, March 23, officially suspended the celebration of public Mass and other Church gatherings in line with the government’s directives to control the spread of COVID-19, including a ban on all forms of religious gatherings.
Kenyan Priest Tests Positive for COVID-19 after Defying Self-Quarantine Directive
A Kenyan Catholic priest has tested positive for COVID-19 days after returning to his country from Italy, the country most hit by the deadly virus, a confirmation that has raised concerns that the cleric might have infected multiple people in the East African country since he defied the government’s 14-day self-quarantine directive.
Ghana Declares Solemnity of Annunciation National Day of Prayer over COVID-19
Ghanaians will, on Wednesday, March 25, observe a National Day of Prayer and fasting, seeking God’s intervention over COVID-19 following a directive from Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo after the country announced on Saturday, March 21 that the number of people infected with the disease had reached 21.
Public Masses to Continue in Nigeria, Congo Brazzaville with Limited Congregation
As governments in Africa put in place a raft of measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Catholic Church leaders in Nigeria and Congo Brazzaville have, in separate statements, allowed the celebration of public Mass amid certain precautionary measures, including a limited number of those in attendance.
Kenya Orders Closure of Places of Worship over COVID-19, Tanzania for Public Worship
The immediate closure of all places of worship in Kenya was among the raft of measures the government announced Sunday, March 22 in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19 after the confirmed cases of the deadly virus increased more than twofold from 7 to 15, while in neighboring Tanzania, the country’s President was reported encouraging public worship.
At Least 60 Italian Priests Have Died After Contracting Coronavirus
In the past week alone, more than 3,000 people have died in Italy after contracting the coronavirus. Among the dead are at least 60 priests this month, according to local media reports.
Portuguese Bishops Invite Nations of the World to Be Consecrated at Fatima
On the Solemnity of the Annunciation Wednesday, March 25, nations from around the world can be consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary in a liturgy to be celebrated at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima.
New Archbishop of South Sudan’s Juba Archdiocese Installed, Emeritus Wants “healing”
After months of a standoff pitting a section of the clergy and lay faithful of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan and the Vatican over the Papal transfer of Bishop Stephen Ameyu from Torit to Juba, the new Archbishop was installed Sunday, March 22.
Call to Repentance Marks National Prayer Day over COVID-19 at Kenya’s State House
Kenya’s religious leaders drawn from various faiths, including four Catholic Bishops and a nun, heeded President Uhuru Kenyatta’s invitation for the National Prayer Day Saturday, March 21 at the Nairobi-based State House, leading Kenyans in seeking divine intervention over COVID-19 pandemic, with the call to repentance dominating the event broadcast live on various Kenyan media outlets.
Dioceses in Cameroon Maintain Public Masses, Limit Congregation Size over COVID-19
As Africa struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19, with at least 42 countries confirming cases of the deadly virus, Church leaders in the Central African nation of Cameroon, have maintained the celebration of public Masses in their respective dioceses and instructed that the congregation size be limited to a certain number of worshipers at a time.
“Resist panic, keep calm”, Cardinal Piat Tells Mauritians amid First COVID-19 Death
The Bishop of Port Louis diocese in Mauritius, Maurice Cardinal Piat has, in a message addressed to the faithful, appealed for calm in order to avoid the spread of the disease.
Bishop Dies Two Days after Communicating Major Directives on COVID-19 in Zambia
A Catholic Bishop in Zambia has died just two days after he issued a statement with directives on COVID-19, which included the “indefinite closure of all Major Seminaries” in the Southern Africa nation.
Catholic Aid Agencies Collaborating to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 in Africa
With at least 36 African countries having collectively reported more than 700 COVID-19 cases, Catholic aid agencies with presence in the world’s second largest continent are collaborating in the effort to stop the spread of the deadly virus, which WHO recently declared a pandemic.
Newly Ordained Apostle of Jesus Clergy to Temporarily Minister “at home” Due to COVID-19
The newly ordained deacons and priests belonging to the Religious Missionary Congregation of the Apostles of Jesus (AJ) will temporarily minister in their respective native parishes, with the measures taken by various governments to contain the spread of COVID-19 impeding the 21 ordained clergy from traveling to their respective missions, a Church official said at the ordination event, Thursday, March 19.
Ghana Rolls out E-learning Platform for High School Students amid Closure of Schools
In a bid to ensure that junior and senior high school students do not stay idle at home in the wake of the closure of schools in Ghana, an e-learning platform has been rolled out to facilitate remote teaching and learning of students in the West African country.
Bishops in Southern Africa Commit to Combat Human Trafficking
Bishops from nine countries in Southern Africa have, under their umbrella body of the Inter-regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA), expressed their commitment to fighting human trafficking in the region.
Apply Government Directives “scrupulously”: DR Congo Bishops Urge, to Contain COVID-19
Following Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi directives aimed at containing the possible spread of COVID-19 beyond the 14 confirmed cases, Church leaders in the central African country have urged her citizens to adhere to the measures “scrupulously.”
How to Stay Quarantined, Stay Married, and Keep your Friends
The policy of social distancing means that the newly-homebound are seeing less of coworkers than they did just weeks ago. They’re seeing fewer friends too. But they might be seeing a lot more of their family, or their roommates. And that isn't easy.
Two Roman Convents Isolated As 59 Religious Sisters Test Positive for Coronavirus
Two convents, one in Rome and one in a town nearby the capital city, have been isolated as the majority of religious sisters in the communities tested positive for COVID-19.
