The Diocese of Rajshahi, through Caritas, was able to provide help to poor households in the region that are most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Archbishop Moses Costa of the Archdiocese of Chittagong tested positive for the new coronavirus disease, the first known member of the clergy in Bangladesh to be infected with the disease.
A group of Christian youth volunteers who offered their services to assist medical workers fight the coronavirus pandemic in Myanmar has completed their two-week service in Yangon's South Okklapa Hospital on June 6.
Members of the Young Women's Christian Association in Chittagong in Bangladesh were able to distribute relief goods to 506 poor families who were most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Indonesia has cancelled the hajj pilgrimage this year for people in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation due to concerns over the coronavirus, the religious affairs minister has said.
After more than two months, mosques in Saudi Arabia opened its doors for the first time this week following the decision of authorities to ease lockdown restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Anant Ram, a 52-year-old visually impaired man living in New Delhi, had about a week’s worth of supplies when the lockdown was put in place across India to suppress the new coronavirus on March 24.
The Global Catholic Climate Movement in Myanmar facilitated its first online "eco-reflections" from May 17 to 23 to mark the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato si'.
A group of young Christians have volunteered to care for COVID-19 patients in the Central Institute of Civil Service in Phaung Gyi, Hlegu Township, Yangon Division, some 50 miles from Yangon.
The Karuna Mission Social Solidarity of the Diocese of Pathein in Myanmar has distributed medical equipment and supplies to the town's health departments, quarantine centers and villages from May 14 to 22.
The COVID-19 pandemic, like many catastrophic infectious disease spreads the world has faced, could have been avoided if we treated our forests differently.
Illness and death, anguish and anger are not the only legacies of the novel coronavirus contagion in the Philippines.
Lapsed Catholics riding out the pandemic in their homes have found renewed faith and are fueling a resurgence in “communion of souls,” said Bishop Gerardo Alminaza.
The coronavirus emergency is also causing a food-related crisis, Vatican officials said Saturday, encouraging people to do their small part to help those who are going hungry.
A group of Christians in the village of Tungjoy in Senapati district (Manipur) built 80 bamboo huts to serve as a quarantine area for people infected with the new coronavirus disease.
Young men in the town of Three Pagoda Pass in the Thai-Myanmar border have volunteered to help in efforts to ensure the safety of returning migrant workers during the pandemic.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on all people of faith to pray for humanity as part of efforts to ease the struggle against COVID-19 and join a global spiritual movement.
