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The Queen praises spirit of neighbourliness during pandemic
THE Queen has said that humanity “will succeed” in the fight against coronavirus. She was speaking in a special address to the nation, broadcast on Sunday evening. In a pre-recorded speech from Windsor Castle, the Queen acknowledged the disruption...
This pandemic is a kairos moment
THERE has yet to be a pandemic that is an existential risk to the human species. In the worst recorded pandemic to date, the “Black Death” of the 14th century, about one third of Europe’s population are estimated to have died. The population in En...
‘It’s OK to ask for help’: priest helps set up community support in Cumbria
A VILLAGE church and parish council in Cumbria is proving just how much can be done to help a rural community survive the privations and loss of employment consequent on the coronavirus lockdown. St Patrick’s, Patterdale, in Carlisle diocese, is t...
The Prince of Wales opens Nightingale Hospital
THE Prince of Wales has opened by video link the new Nightingale Hospital in the ExCel Centre, in east London, for coronavirus patients. On Friday, Prince Charles, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 on 23 March, opened the emergency field hospital fr...

St Mary’s Weekly News 22nd March 2020