Pandemic made the poor poorer and the rich richer

Pandemic made the poor poorer and the rich richer

The Covid pandemic has caused great harm, warns Columban missionary Fr Shay Cullen. The rich became richer while the poor became poorer. During the pandemic, an additional 4.27 million Filipinos fell into extreme poverty. People like Maria Mahirap, one of the poorest...
Chinese New Year celebrations

Chinese New Year celebrations

Today, Friday 12th February, marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year. Fr Dan Troy in Wuhan writes about New Year’s Eve gatherings in China on Thursday evening where many recalled those lost in the Covid-19 pandemic and welcomed the Year of the Ox in the hope...