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The LGBT lobby group Accountable for Equality has launched an attack on Christian pastor Franklin Graham for recruiting Christian volunteers for coronavirus relief work in New York.

A group of Florida-based medical professionals at Miami’s Jackson South Medical Center began their day with a rooftop prayer, kneeling and asking for God’s “guidance and protection” as they and others on the front lines continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the nation.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has continued its crackdown on Christian house churches as the world reels under the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, according to a report Wednesday from Bitter Winter.

Italian Catholics have launched a petition asking bishops to restore Masses and the other sacraments to the faithful during the coronavirus lockdown, joining a similar movement in the United States.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed an executive order that makes churches an “essential service” in the state as legal battle continues.

A group of Catholic leaders is urging bishops to restore access to the sacraments to provide spiritual aid during the coronavirus pandemic.

A group of registered nurses and surgical technicians from Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, said a prayer for all those impacted by the coronavirus.

Several media personalities and Trump critics have attacked MyPillow’s Mike Lindell after he delivered brief remarks during President Trump’s coronavirus press briefing on Monday, where the CEO announced the dedication of 75 percent of his manufacturing capacity to produce masks for healthcare workers.

Country legend Dolly Parton offered an inspiring message to her followers about the severity of the Chinese coronavirus, urging people to show bravery and know that God loves them during these challenging times. 

My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell had some words of spiritual advice for the country on Monday at the White House. “I encourage you to use this time at home to get back in the word, read our Bibles and spend time with our families,” he said.

Tampa Bay-area pastor Rodney Howard-Browne was arrested Monday for allegedly violating social distancing guidelines after he held two services at his mega-church over the weekend.

Rita Wilson is thanking God for his blessings upon her as she reports good heath after recovering from the coronavirus.

Sunday, CNN anchor Don Lemon addressed Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne holding church services with a crowd gathered in person at The River at Tampa Bay amid the coronavirus pandemic

Italy’s Interior Ministry decreed Friday that going to a church to pray does not constitute a valid reason for leaving one’s home during the coronavirus lockdown, and violators are subject to heavy sanctions.

The New York Times is “mainstreaming paranoia” by blaming evangelical Christians for the coronavirus pandemic, Catholic League President Bill Donohue said on Friday.

Religious leaders have failed to cancel congregational meetings in Ethiopia, despite government orders to limit large gatherings amid the Chinese coronavirus outbreak in the country, alarmed African health officials noted on Thursday.

Record numbers are turning to online faith platforms during the coronavirus crisis as their places of worship have shut down indefinitely.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ordered on Thursday that places of worship are “essential services” that must be exempted from quarantine measures against the Chinese coronavirus.

The New York Times published an op-ed Friday that blamed evangelical Christians for the coronavirus pandemic.

Joe Alonso, the head stonemason at Washington’s National Cathedral, who knows the church better than anyone, discovered 5,000 N95 masks stashed away in the church’s crypt.

An Italian prelate who lives in the same residence as Pope Francis tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus on Wednesday and has been hospitalized in intensive care, Italian media report.

Boko Haram terrorists killed at least 92 Chadian soldiers in the deadliest attack on the nation’s forces, Chad President Idriss Deby Itno said on Tuesday. The group killed at least 50 Nigerian troops in a separate attack.

Religious freedom watchdog groups are accusing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of using the Wuhan coronavirus epidemic as an opportunity to intensify their crackdown on religion, bulldozing some churches and placing others under heavy surveillance.

Pope Francis offered special prayers for doctors, nurses, and priests who have died helping those affected by the COVID-19, calling them “heroes.”

Several Christian groups and religious leaders have expressed concerns that sweeping government actions to combat the spread of coronavirus endanger religious liberty.

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., announced this week that he is encouraging students to return to the college’s Lynchburg, Virginia, campus despite ongoing concern over the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Falwell stated, “I think we have a responsibility to our students — who paid to be here, who want to be here, who love it here — to give them the ability to be with their friends, to continue their studies, enjoy the room and board they’ve already paid for and to not interrupt their college life.” 

A 72-year-old priest in Italy has died from coronavirus after giving up his respirator to a younger patient, whom he did not know.

Jim Caviezel recently said that the painful episodes filming the hit movie, ‘The Passion of the Christ,’ made it all the more special.

Pope Francis told a Spanish journalist Sunday that nature never forgives and the coronavirus pandemic is nature’s cry for humans to take better care of creation.

Pope Francis urged businesses to refrain from laying off workers during the coronavirus pandemic, insisting that solidarity is what is needed during the crisis.

A couple in Sheridan, Arkansas, got a big surprise from their neighbors Saturday after they were forced to cancel their baby’s gender reveal party due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

A strong earthquake in Croatia on Sunday caused panic, the evacuation of hospitals and widespread damage including to the capital’s cathedral.

Pope Francis called on all Christians to unite in raising the voices to heaven, proposing a “unanimous prayer” to be offered on March 25.

Pop star Miley Cyrus hosted the latest episode of her coronavirus quarantine talk show Bright Minded on Saturday, alongside Hailey Beiber, and opened up about her relationship with God.

Cardinal Raymond Burke argues in an open letter Saturday that in defending against the coronavirus churches should be considered essential (like supermarkets and pharmacies) and not optional (like cinemas and athletic games).

Two Italian convents have been placed under strict quarantine after a majority of the nuns living in them tested positive for the coronavirus.