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Matthew Sim and Charles Ogony, Catholic News Service
In Bolivia, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers are assisting the nuns who help the elderly during this time of pandemic by caring for them with their various needs.
Haitians and Venezuelans receive food aid from church members in Lima, Peru, March 30, 2020. (CNS photo/Sebastian Castaneda, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Eduardo Campos Lima
Migrants from Haiti, Central America and Venezuela have been caught in the middle of their journeys by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Latin American church is building up its support structure to respond to this emerging crisis.
Residents stand on a balcony as a South African National Defence Forces vehicle patrol the street, in Johannesburg on April 7. South Africa and more than half of Africa's 54 countries have imposed lockdowns, curfews, travel bans or other restrictions to try to contain the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Anthony Egan, S.J.
The national measures being taken against the spread of the coronavirus in South Africa are unprecedented and are considered among the strictest in the world.
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Barbara Fraser - Catholic News Service
Hospitals and funeral homes in Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city, are overwhelmed by the rising number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, said Archbishop Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera.
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Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow in the U.S. faster than anywhere else in the world, the Catholic bishop of El Paso, Texas, is asking local authorities to release nonviolent migrants at his local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities.
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Dennis Sadowski - Catholic News Service
Dominican Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, said some Catholic Charities agencies in COVID-19 hot spots such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans and Los Angeles are facing unprecedented requests for assistance.