Singapore Prime Minister Appreciates Church for Promoting Harmony and Nation Building

The Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, praised Catholics for their contributions to promoting harmony and nation-building through social welfare, education, and health care in the multi-religious country in the last two centuries.

The Prime Minister posted a message on Facebo...

PROTESTANT GROUPS IN S. KOREA APOLOGIZE FOR THE SPREAD OF CLUSTER INFECTIONS

Highlights –

• Protestant groups in S. Korea apologize for the spread of cluster infections.
• A joint conference was held by NCCK, YMCA, and YWCA church associations to address the situation.
• Around 360 COVID-19 cases were recently repor...

CHURCH TO SUE SEOUL GOVERNMENT FOR ENFORCING COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING

• The church being the crux of South Korea’s coronavirus resurgence said Friday that it will sue the Seoul Metropolitan Government for enforcing contact tracing.
• Representatives of the Sarang Jeil Church said at a press conference outside the church in Seongbuk, a district ...

CHINA HAS ORDERED TO TAKE DOWN RELIGIOUS IMAGES

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• Chinese officials are forcing some Christians to remove the crosses from churches as well as from their homes.
• Chinese officials have destroyed religious symbols by force in churches in multiple provinces such as Anhui, Hebei, and Zhejiang...

UAE CATHOLIC CHURCHES WILL REMAIN CLOSED

HIGHLIGHTS

• The church cannot be the reason for the spread of the outbreak, says the catholic website
• They plan to keep the churches close for some more months until the situation is not under the control

St Mary's Catholic Church...

CHICAGO MAYOR LIGHTFOOT NOT TAKING DEFYING WORSHIP PLACES LIGHTLY

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• Some places of worships were planning on defying the city’s stay at home orders
• The Mayor sent letters to such churches and asked other churches to talk to them

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is not an administrator who can be bogged down by ...

S. KOREA RESUMES ON-SITE RELIGIOUS SERVICES AMID SOCIAL DISTANCING AND FACE MASKS

Highlights:

• Due to less than 20 cases of covid 19 reported in South Korea, lockdowns have been relaxed.
• Buddhist and Christian communities resume on-site services amid all the precautionary measures

With the ease in social distancing norms, South Kor...

NOW IT’S FAITH VS. COVID-19 PREVENTION IN CALIFORNIA

Highlights:

• A lawsuit filed by NGO against the government’s interference in religious practices
• California does not include any religious event or place in essential services.  

The Stay at home order by Governor Gavin Newscom has not made...