Fátima 13 de Maio 2021 – Pandemia exige mudança universal
104 anos depois da primeira aparição da Virgem Maria (aos três pastorinhos: Lúcia, Francisco e Jacinta) em Fátima Portugal, o seu santuário voltou a acolher peregrinos para celebrar esse acontecimento.
Em 2020 a presença de fiéis foi simplesmente simbólica, mas este ano e apesar das restrições, o recinto contou com aproximadamente 7.500 peregrinos ( em condições normais seriam à volta de 300.000).
Como em alturas anteriores as celebrações tem como pontos altos a vigília e procissão de velas no dia 12 de Maio e a celebração eucaristica no dia 13.
As celebrações foram presididas por Dom José Tolentino de Mendonça, cardeal, teólogo e professor universitário. Continue reading→
A good time for Canada to bring in doctors and nurses from Poland
Struggling with the staff shortages in the health care system, responsible people wonder where to get medical personnel to cope with the needs related not only to the pandemic, but also to regular disease situations.
Good news. From today, May 16, incl. doctors and medical staff got additional motivation to Continue reading→
Dobry czas dla Kanady, aby ściągnęła lekarzy i pielęgniarki z Polski
Borykając się z brakami personalnymi w służbie zdrowia osoby odpowiedzialne zastanawiają się skąd wziąć personel medyczny, aby podołać zapotrzebowaniu związanym nie tylko z pandemią, ale i regularnymi sytuacjami chorobowymi.
Dobra wiadomość. Od dzisiaj, tj. 16 maja, m.in. lekarze oraz personel medyczny Continue reading→
Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide
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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of May 16, 2021 at 7:00pm EST.
On Sunday, the UK reported its lowest daily case count in just over one week. In the last 24-hours, health officials recorded 1,926 new infections. More that 96% of all confirmed positive cases in the country have recovered. The highest rate among most European countries. Continue reading→
Schools reopening, teachers’ unions fire back at Ford
Ontario teachers’ unions are criticizing Premier Doug Ford’s comments that schools remain closed because of them. “The school situation remains a major concern for many parents – said Ford – on the one hand, we have some doctors who say they want to open schools. On the other hand, we have teachers’ unions saying we can’t do that right now. Continue reading→
In Ontario 2,199 new infected and 30 more deaths
TORONTO – May 16, 2021: Canada stood yesterday at 1,326,742 positives for Covid-19, an increase of 3,286 more cases than in the previous 24 hours. The number of victims – nationwide – yesterday reached 24,940 total deaths, 32 more than on Saturday. Continue reading→
Pressing on vaccines, over 37 million doses by June
TORONTO – Progress in the immunization campaign against Covid-19. While vaccination continues non-stop in Ontario and other provinces, at the federal level the Ministry of Health has confirmed the exponential growth in vaccine supplies for this May and June. According to Health Canada data, more than 37 million doses are expected to arrive in Canada between May and June, a quantity that will allow individual provinces and territories to comply with the roadmap established in recent months. Continue reading→
The 76th Anniversary of the liberation of Mauthausen-Gusen, an international ceremony
This year, people around the world commemorate the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp (Gusen, Austria).
Over the weekend, Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zbigniew Rau issued a statement to participants commemorating the event on May 15 and 16. “Former prisoners, of whom only a handful are still alive, and along with them, Poland and other countries, have been consistently calling for years, for a dignified commemoration of the victims of the Gusen camp”.
Catholic Church and Catholic schools in total turmoil
TORONTO – Where do they go from here? Graeco-Roman and Judeo-Christian societies for millennia have explained the need for caution with metaphors revolving around the expulsion from the Garden of Eden and the opening of Pandora’s box. At their centre is a concept of “what could go wrong…it’s not a big deal”. Continue reading→
