THE VATICAN, Italy (The Adobo Chronicles, Rome Bureau) – It is no secret that Italy has been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and even The Vatican has all but shut down in adherence to social distancing.
Today is Palm Sunday where the gospel reading talks about Pontius Pilate washing his hands as he committed Jesus to the people’s demand for the Christ’s cruxifixion.
On the eve of the start of Holy Week, Pope Francis addressed all of Christendom, seated in the middle of an empty St. Peter’s Square, to announce that the church is naming Pontius Pilate the patron saint of all who are affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Francis urged all Catholics to emulate Pilate by washing their hands.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Sometimes, it takes a crisis of pandemic proportions for the greatest of enemies to come together as one, joining fists to fight even an invisible enemy like COVID-19.
SAN JOSE, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Jose Bureau) – In this time of crisis of pandemic proportions, not to mention directives for shelter-in-place (or enhanced community quarantine), netizens need all the tools they can muster to express to their friends, followers and networks how they genuinely feel about COVID-19.
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