Next week will take place online from Sep 20 to Sep 22 a Conference titled ” THEOLOGY OF HUMAN MOBILITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY – Migrants and Pilgrims as Our Ancestors ” organised by Scalabrini International Migration Institute – SIMI, USG and UISG. Sister Barbara Staley, MSC General Superior, invites all of us to partecipate….
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I moved to New Orleans in 2017 to assist with Campus Ministry at Cabrini High School. It was a wonderful job. New Orleans is so friendly and Catholic. The downside of living there is the long hurricane season and the prospect of an evacuation. Many years ago, when the Ursuline Sisters were missioned to New…
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As another unprecedented year draws to a close, we look back upon another successful year at St. Francesca Cabrini Primary School. The academic year began with the re-opening of school to all pupils from Nursery Class to Year 6 joining their class ‘bubble’. The Autumn term had no disruption to pupils learning, however, at Christmas…
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Mother Cabrini was proclaimed “Celestial Patroness of all emigrants” by Pope Pius XII in 1950, September the eight. This photo represents the official document kept in the Cabrini Museum in Codogno. If we think about the context in which this proclamation took place, it is something really surprising: Mother Cabrini became patroness of emigrants when…
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By Felipe Witchger & Elizabeth Garlow Over several weeks this Spring, 20 U.S. Catholic asset holders gathered on six different occasions to wrestle with the rarely-posed question: What would bold action in impact investing look like, if we use Catholic Social Teaching as our starting point? The cohort included Kayoko Lyons, Director of Impact Investing for…
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Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of September, and invites us to pray that everyone might make choices which promote a simple and sustainable lifestyle. By Devin Watkins As the Church begins the annual Season of Creation on 1 September, Pope Francis is inviting everyone to pray for “an environmentally sustainable lifestyle”….
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Our Sister Roseni, Missionary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus participating in an interview on the theme: “Religious Vocation and its social aspects”. Program “In your hands” of the Archdiocese of Teresina -Piauí (Northeast Region of Brazil). Follow the other pictures with their respective guests to participate in this very interesting program by following this…
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LOVE in Action Please Save These Dates Announcing a new webinar series on immigration sponsored by the National Shrine of St. Cabrini in Chicago in collaboration with the Cabrini Retreat Center, Des Plaines, IL. This fall we will be exploring how LOVE for immigrants finds its expression in the everyday services provided by our Cabrini…
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What is your role in HSR?I am so honored to talk about my job, and the love I have for Cabrini Ministries Swaziland (Cabrini)! Myname is Sharon Singleton. I was born and have lived my whole life in Swaziland, and worked for manyyears as a teacher. How did you meet the MSCs?In 2010, I met…
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Sr. Roseni Teresinha Gonçalves MSC carries out the mission with the MSC community in the in Teresina, Pauí, in Brazil.In August they started a Biblical Formation. Together with the pastoral agents of the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Teresina and the group is studying of the Letter to the Galatians. “It is for…
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This is a message of hope and resilience from the school children in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano Este es un mensaje de esperanza y resistencia de los escolares de Sant Angelo Lodigiano Questo è un messaggio di speranza e di resilienza da parte dei bambini della scuola a Sant’Angelo Lodigiano Esta é uma mensagem de esperança e…
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Cabrini University’s Campus Ministry Department is excited to announce our speaker lineup for the Catholic Lecture Series during the Fall Semester. The department will welcome three experts in their respected fields to share their gifts and talents with the community. Each speaker will use Campus Ministry’s theme, Shoulder to Shoulder¸ as their foundation for their conversations with…
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A total 12 leaders of Ministries in the Holy Spirit Region (HSR) participated in a Leadership Seminar held in Eswatini from 6 – 10 June 2021. The seminar aimed to equip HSR ministry leaders with much needed skills to successfully execute their leadership roles. It also aimed to provide a platform for the leaders to…
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Today is World Humanitarian Aid Day. For us, the model in this sense is St Francesca Cabrini and in this regard we share an excerpt from the “Discourse on the heroic figure of Mother Cabrini in 1946” in which Pius XII wrote: “Look at her: study the way she has taken to guide you down…
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In his 2015 encyclical letter ‘Laudato Si’, Pope Francis called on the global community to live out a commitment in response to the ‘cry of the earth and the cry of the poor’. Recent global crises, such as the current Covid-19 pandemic, have further demonstrated that there is an urgent need for action around environmental and social…
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CONTENTS OF THE 1930 ST.EDWARD SEMINARY TIME CAPSULE Items removed from the time capsule encased in the cornerstone of St.Edward Seminary in 1930 have been returned to the archdiocese.The capsule contents included: A medal of Pope Pius XI, a medal of the Sacred Heart with Mother Cabrini on the other side, and a scapular medal…
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From Epistolary of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini – Volume 3 Letters from 1897 to 1901 “On going to heaven, may the Most Holy Mary leave all her beautiful and magnanimous virtues to you”. From Between One Wave and Another “While we were contemplating, it seemed that from the sky, covered with graceful clouds, a small…
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Update on Turin After 121 years the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus leave the mission in Turin. Here is a detailed history from the beginnings until today. In Turin, the sisters ran a university hostel and a multimedia conference hall. Después de 121 años, los Misioneros del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús dejan la…
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Today, on International Youth Day, we rediscover these beautiful photos from the pilgrimage of many young people in July to the Cabrini Shrine in New York. “Last week the Shrine welcomed over 1,500 teens on pilgrimage en route to the Redemptoris Mater conference being held in Gettysburg, PA. It was wonderful to meet so many…
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Visit of the Ambassador of the Philippines S.E. Domingo P. Nolasco in Rome and in Codogno and visit of the Tabor Church at the Centre of Spirituality Mother Cabrini in Codogno by the Bishop of Lodi, Mons. Malvestitti. On August, 6 the Philippine Ambassador to the Italian Republic, H.E. Domingo P. Nolasco, visited the Curia…
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Our Love In Action: Cabrini Ministries Ethiopia Community Outreach and Centre of Life Rehabilitation It is impossible to forget the gaze of a child who is hungry, or the desperation of a mother trying to secure her child’s next meal. The need for food sustainability is primal, yet the ability to do so depends on…
Read MoreToday we discover a little about the activities in the Mater Gratiae Province in Spain during the months of April and May. Activities of the Province Spain During the month of April, we have continued to celebrate Easter. On this occasion we have carried out a dynamic to try to lead the students to the…
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In the new video, #PapaFrancesco invites us to learn to live together, in harmony and peace, to build a future enriched by diversity and intercultural relations.The direct testimony of those who daily work together in diversity demonstrates the possibility of realising this future “in colour”. #Onwards to an ever-greater year #GMMR2021 “Towards an ever greater…
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Pope Francis releases the prayer intention for the month of August, inviting everyone to work for a transformation of the Church – a work that begins with “a reform of ourselves” through an experience of prayer, charity and service, inspired by the Holy Spirit. By Benedict Mayaki, SJ In his video message for his prayer…
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On July 23rd, a group of 50 Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC members and staff attended the Immigrants are Essential Rally in New York City. CIS-NYC and over 1,000 New Yorkers marched through Chinatown and shut down the Manhattan Bridge as part of a nationwide day of action to demand a pathway to citizenship be…
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Julie Fleming of Cabrini Health Australia tells us about an extraordinary project. This is my story: Hope and human flourishing in the workplaceMother Cabrini said she would go to the ends of the earth as a missionary but at Cabrini Australia people from the ends of the earth come to us.For many at Cabrini Australia…
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Every country in the world is affected by human trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit, or destination for victims. Traffickers the world over continue to target women and girls. The poor and the vulnerable are most at risk. The vast majority of detected victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and 35 per cent…
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Over the 5 years since we became a Region, we have been developing various aspects of our Regional ministries and structures. Recently, the development of a CLM group has been ‘ignited’, due to interest arising from within our current missions, as well as some interested persons in countries where the MSCs are not physically present….
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From Rome – Vatican: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-07/world-day-grandparents-elderly-pope-prayer-released-dicastery-la.html From Rome – Vatican : https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2021-07/world-day-for-grandparents-and-the-elderly-is-the-ultimate-gift.html From St. Frances Cabrini Shrine, New York Today at the Shrine we honor grandparents and our elders. A fine time was had at a special coffee hour/tea in our retreat room hosted by Srs. Amarech, Aynalem, and Ayantu. Thank you! From Bethany Community, Buenos…
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In his homily on the first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Francis insists on the importance of young and old coming together in a covenantal sharing of life. By Christopher Wells As the Church marked the first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, celebrated Holy Mass in the…
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Una nuova Via Crucis nel cortile dell Centro di Spiritualità di Codogno, dedicata a tutte le persone che nel dramma del Covid hanno perso la vita e in modo speciale a oloro che hanno dato la vita per salvare altri. È stata benedetta lo scorso 11 giugno, in occasione della Festa del Sacro Cuore di…
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On July 30th, Talitha Kum invites all networks, partners and friends to join our online activation marking the UN’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Together, we want to tell a story of care. Our aim is to show that care can make a difference along every step of the journey to combat human trafficking –…
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An Historical Perspective: Our Work in Context The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart (MSCs) currently in Guatemala are managing two healthcare facilities. The ‘St. Joseph Dispensary’ (DSJ) was set up in 1975 in Zone 6 of the capital city, while the ‘Mother Cabrini Dispensary’ in the village of Bárcena, 45 minutes from the capital,…
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On July 15, the entire Cabrini World remember the birth of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. On this occasion, in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, Mother Cabrini’s hometown, takes place the traditional flight of the dove. The children of the summer camp in the front row, with their eyes wide open and their noses in the air. All around…
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Yesterday we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Mother Cabrini’s Canonization. During the day, the Sisters met online from all the parts of the world to spend a moment of joy and sharing the love for the mission. It was also a moment to pray for the Sisters and communities who are going through difficult times,…
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IL 7 LUGLIO, IV Domenica dopo la Pentecoste, la Santità di Nostro Signore il Sommo Pontefice Pio XII ha proceduto, nella Basilica Vaticana, alla solenne Canonizzazione della Beata Francesca Saverio Cabrini, Fondatrice dell’Istituto delle Missionarie del Sacro Cuore. Il sacro Rito ha avuto inizio alle 7:30, ora in cui il grande corteo del Clero regolare…
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Today the General Council of the Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart of Jesus received the visit of the Leadership Team of the Scalabrinian Sisters. It was an occasion to see each other and to discuss and update about the project Chaire Gynai. The project is carried out in Rome by the Scalabrinian Sisters in…
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I am Sr. Joseane Cabral Soares, an MSC from Brazil. Two years ago, I arrived in Melbourne,Australia, in the state of Victoria. Australia feels like the end of the earth!When I arrived here in May, 2019, I was deeply desolate, both spiritually and emotionally. Theunexpected deaths of my grandmother, Marisa, and then my father, were…
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Tell us a bit about yourself. Hello everyone! My name is Laura Silvina Baldini and I am a Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I was born in Rosario, Argentina to Martha (a housekeeper) and Ruben Baldini (a farmer), & am the firstborn & only girl in my family. Of my 2 brothers,…
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A Day of Commitment and Celebration The Cabrini Lay Missionaries (CLMs), Guadalupe Province, shared a beautiful Feast of the Sacred Heart and the celebration continued until June 13th.On the Feast Day, we had a special prayer service, via Zoom. During the service, Adela Jarquin and Marianne McGowan, renewed their commitment to the CLMs for 3…
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Today is World Refugee Day and we deeply want to thank all the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus all over the world that, together with our lay collaborators and Sharers of the Charism, work tirelessly , on the front lines or hidden, and continue Mother Cabrini’s work in taking care of migrants…
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Last Friday, 11 June, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was celebrated in different parts of the world.The Sacred Heart at the centre of our mission continues to flood with its love so many realities that remember it with joy. On this solemn day the sisters renew their vows.Between celebrations and festivities we…
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The Leadership Conference of Women Religious ( LCWR ) is the association of the leaders of congregations of Catholic women religious in the United States. The conference has about 1350 members, who represent nearly 80 percent of the approximately 49,000 women religious in the United States. Founded in 1956, the conference assists its members to…
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This video was made to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Colegio Sagrado Corazón in Villa Mercedes, Argentina. With music dedicated to Saint Frances Cabrini and images of the history of this Institute. Happy Birthday #CollegioSagradoCuore 120 years of life.College founded by #SaintFrancescaJavierCabrini (foundress of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart) on 26th May 1901.Today…
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With the first rays of the May sun, Argentina is dressed in light blue and white because there is the joy of celebration, the warmth of the Homeland… time that, as a people, we remember our history to savour, value and give thanks for Freedom, as a gift from God and the heroic action of…
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Walking onto the Dementia Unit at St. Cabrini Nursing Home is always a special and unique experience. On April 14, 2021, the atmosphere was festive as five residents were gathered around the “Magic Table.” The Magic Table, otherwise known as a “Tovertafel,” is a ceiling-based, high-quality projector that contains infrared sensors, a loudspeaker and a processer…
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In the Brazilian calendar, May 18th is the national day for combating sexual abuse and exploitation of children and adolescents and the Santa Cabrini Youth Center holds several activities with families and the community in general in commemoration of the date. This year, we had the recognition of the municipal government for the relevant work…
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“So, enter the interior sanctuary of your soul, see what virtues are lacking and promise to study assiduously how to practicethem in very difficult moments; then you will have a beautiful bouquet to present to Our Lady each day. She, however, will notbe outdone in generosity and you will see what graces she will bestow…
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On the 1st of May 2021, in London, our Parish, St. William of York, celebrated the 16th ‘Mass for Migrants’. This Mass has been celebrated every May Bank Holiday since 2006, when it was first introduced by the then Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Conner. Each year since then, the event has reminded Londoners…
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“Education with a Heart” Cabrini Mission Foundation recently purchased twenty-five (25) chrome books, now allowing current students in need to continue their online classes and virtual schooling during the current pandemic. Mother Cabrini based her work on “education of the heart”; promoting Gospel values, critical thinking and openness towards others. Through this initiative and all…
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The Cabrini Mission Foundation has a long history of working with migrants and displaced people. Responding to the Gospel call for justice and love, honoring the Catholic Social Teachings on the dignity of all persons, and continuing the legacy of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Patroness of Immigrants, the Cabrini Mission Foundation is committed to: WELCOME as…
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The Cabrini mission in Guatemala focuses on the most vulnerable population through the San Jose Dispensary in Zone 6 of the capital city, and the Mother Cabrini Dispensary in Barcena Villa Nueva. The service provided by Cabrini Guatemala in Barcena focuses on curative and preventive medical care and the integral development of the individual, the…
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What an exciting day April 22nd turned out to be for Cabrini of Westchester. On that day, Deborah Mosley, a trained storyteller, Ellen Tessitore, a certified NY State Teacher and Lorraine Campanelli, Director of Cabrini Immigrant Services (CIS), Dobbs Ferry, NY presented a workshop at a national conference. The workshop, ‘Intergenerational, Intercultural Art and Storytelling…
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Dear Sisters,We know you have suffered great loss in this past year, with many Sisters passing away especially in the past few months. As a sign of love and solidarity, on Mother’s Day we are sending a gift from as many of us as possible. You Sisters mean so much in the life of each…
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by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service Pope Francis prays the rosary with about 160 people in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican May 1, 2021. The pope began a monthlong rosary marathon praying for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched…
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On the 26th of April the donation of one and a half hectares of land to the aboriginal community of Barrio Toba Cacique Francisco Moreno- QOM – (Department of Rosario – Santa Fe) was signed. On September 18, 1985, on the initiative of Sister Regina Ardissone and the Union of Parents of the “Mother Cabrini”…
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On the last day of our Bookfoot we were graced with a wealth of activities including storytelling from the Little Prince, led by social educator Leaneida, reinforcing the need for self-care, to captivate and value the time we spend with those we love. The activity is part of the campaign “I take care of me,…
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Yesterday at the Generalate in Rome, Sr. Maria Regina MSC held the first training session of a cycle she had designed for Curia employees on St Joseph. On the occasion of the year proclaimed by Pope Francis dedicated to him and on the eve of Labour Day, we reflected on the Apostolic Letter “Patris corde…
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On May 8, Santa Rosa school in Argentina will be 125 years old! “This year we celebrate the 125th anniversary of Colegio Santa Rosa, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.We started this journey last year with the slogan “125 Years, 12 Stories and 1 School” with some videos shared on the 8th of each month. As…
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Today is the Earth Day ! 🙏🏽😁🌏❤️ From the very beginning, Mother Cabrini was careful for the Mother Earth. In “Between one wave and another” Mother Cabrini wrote to the students of the Magisterium a thought of absolute modernity and topicality:“The world of today, which seems to be moving backwards towards paganism, in spite of…
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When it comes to helping immigrants, Catholic sisters are one of the few constants in a tempestuous American landscape often shaped by hostility and division. “They are invested in the marginalized and dispossessed,” said Dr. Margaret McGuinness, a religious professor at LaSalle University in Philadelphia and author of Called to Serve: A History of Nuns…
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Equity and Equality, Why Our Health Ministry is Important in the World Today It is an unacceptable fact that some people in our world are able to live healthier lives and have better access to health services than others due entirely to the conditions in which they are born, grow, live, work and age. In…
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Two weeks ago St. Phillips clinic responded to an emergency night call when a 39-year-old mother of seven reported to the clinic with a fractured leg and bruises covering her face. Cabrini staff at St. Phillips provided her medical attention and her wounds improved over days. In a recent follow-up visit, she reported that her…
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Watch this beautiful video sent from our Sister Therese Merandi MSC, that is in South in South Sudan at the moment, missioning at the “Good Shepherd Peace Center” together with Solidarity with South Sudan. Discover the several activities in this structure despite the pandemic. Vea este hermoso video enviado por nuestra Hermana Therese Merandi MSC,…
Read MoreWhen the International Health Commission last met in late March 2020, Italy had overtaken China with the highest number of deaths from the virus, New York was bracing for a rapid increase in cases, Australia looked to be following a similar trend with a time lag of a few weeks, the clinic in Argentina had closed…
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