"We had to rethink our presence here": As Lourdes slowly recovers from the pandemic and pilgrims come back to pray, the world-famous Marian sanctuary is taking away experiences in bringing Lourdes to the world.
More than 400 women in the Indian cities Mangaluru and Bengaluru have taken up trades and self-employment projects to overcome pandemic trauma. Four congregations of women religious are helping them.
The Catholic Sisters COVID-19 Vaccine Ambassadors Campaign, supported by the Hilton Foundation, has helped increase the number of Ugandans vaccinated against COVID-19 from 5% to 38% in about six months.
Not one person has escaped the effects of COVID. The isolation, fear, lack of support as many were in survival mode dealing with the unknown, has left all broken, vulnerable, searching.
