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The coronavirus pandemic will usher in a new world order that will permanently change global politics and international relations.

Bishop Broderick Pabillo, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila, called on Filipinos to participate in the Day of Prayer, Fasting and Act of Charity on May 14.

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, called on the faithful to "stretch our imagination and intelligence, to learn in new ways, to prepare for a changed world" amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The annual swearing-in of new Swiss Guards, which would usually take place May 6, was moved to Oct. 4 because of the coronavirus, reported the Catholic News Agency.

A Christian doctor who was hailed as "the doctor of the poor" after being cleared by Turkish authorities of wrongdoing has died of COVID-19 in Istanbul.

Pope Francis has named Bishop Shyamal Bose pastoral administrator of the Diocese of Baruipur in India on May 4.

UN Secretary General António Guterres called for "unity and service to others" in his message for the Day of Vesak on May 7.

Pope Francis has prayed for families around the world who are quarantined in their homes in the midst of the pandemic.

Police in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen raided a Protestant church gathering at the weekend and detained at least nine people.

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said his appointment as cardinal bishop of the Catholic Church was “unexpected.”

(CNA) As the Chinese government makes progress containing the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities have resumed action to remove crosses from buildings and crackdown on religious practice.

(CNA) The coronavirus pandemic is telling us that “our health counts more than the economy’s health and that true human fraternity is more valuable and noble than diplomatic success,” a Taiwanese archbishop has said.

Pope Francis has called for global unity in the search for a vaccine against the new coronavirus disease that continues to claim the lives of thousands of people around the world.

This is not the time to discriminate. Our Good Shepherd urges us to see all suffering brothers and sisters in COVD as my brother and sister. This inclusive love is Jesus' love.

A United States government body has called for India’s inclusion on a religious freedom blacklist over what it described as a “drastic turn downward, with religious minorities under increasing assault.”

The Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue has called on Muslims and Christians around the world to protected places of worship during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Muslim leaders in Sri Lanka said the holy month of Ramadan is an opportunity to strengthen dialogue and understanding among various religions.

Pope Francis promoted Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, former archbishop of Manila, to the rank of cardinal bishop, the highest title of a cardinal in the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis highlighted the persecution of Christians during his weekly General Audience at the Vatican on April 29.

A group of Catholic students in Bangladesh has launched a food distribution project to assist low-income families affected by the new coronavirus pandemic.