Features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:15:41 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Corruption in Somalia complicates aid during pandemic /home/international/item/31851-corruption-in-somalia-complicates-aid-during-pandemic /home/international/item/31851-corruption-in-somalia-complicates-aid-during-pandemic

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Corruption in Somalia complicates the battle against the spread of COVID-19 in the Horn of Africa country, a representative of Caritas said.

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International Tue, 07 Jul 2020 12:52:32 -0400
Kenora board reaches out in crisis /features/item/31538-kenora-board-reaches-out-in-crisis /features/item/31538-kenora-board-reaches-out-in-crisis

While physical distancing has left people feeling isolated, outreach initiatives by the Kenora Catholic District School Board are fostering hope by helping students and families realize they are not alone.

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Catholic Education Sun, 03 May 2020 07:00:00 -0400
Schools connect with community /features/item/31516-schools-connect-with-community /features/item/31516-schools-connect-with-community

When the call went out amid the global pandemic for 3D printers to make parts for face shields, St. James Catholic High School principal Mike MacPherson immediately thought of his technology teachers Mike Moore and Kevin Reid.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:14:47 -0400
Pope Francis donates respirators, medical equipment to hospitals /home/international/item/31482-pope-francis-donates-respirators-medical-equipment-to-hospitals /home/international/item/31482-pope-francis-donates-respirators-medical-equipment-to-hospitals

VATICAN CITY -- To mark his name day, the feast of St. George, Pope Francis gave the gift of medical supplies to several countries reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.

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International Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:07:06 -0400
Pandemic putting ethics to the test /item/31350-pandemic-putting-ethics-to-the-test /item/31350-pandemic-putting-ethics-to-the-test

In a crisis, hard decisions have to be made.

When there aren’t enough ventilators or Intensive Care Unit beds for everyone who needs one, itöÏÓãÊÓƵapp left to medical ethicists to provide guidance to clinicians faced with dire decisions about who lives and who dies.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:00:00 -0400
Travellers’ extra luggage a real life-saver /features/call-to-service/item/26098-travellers-extra-luggage-a-real-life-saver /features/call-to-service/item/26098-travellers-extra-luggage-a-real-life-saver

When the suitcase from Not Just Tourists arrived in northern Ghana, it was like Christmas for the local clinic doctor.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:43:43 -0400