Tag: covid

In the midst of a deadly second coronavirus wave and medical care shortage, Moin Mastan and his team of 25 volunteers have been working round the clock to perform the last rites, cremations and burials of 40 to 50 Indians every day who have died with COVID-19 infections in the central Indian state of Maharashtra—all while fasting daily for Ramadan, a holy month in Islam for tightened devotion in spiritual reflection, worship and prayer.

How do you have a bat mitzvah ceremony when you can’t even have 10 people in a room together?

It took only 13 months for the deadly COVID 19 pandemic to kill the equivalent of every resident of Spokane County.

Health officials in the nation's capital are hoping that Smith and other Black religious leaders will serve as community influencers to overcome what officials say is a persistent vaccine reluctance in the Black community.

Some churches around the Inland Northwest have found creative ways to celebrate Halloween this year, while others have decided it’s not worth the risk

COVID was, and still is, a time to challenge myself – and not just physically.