Statement by Cardinal Charles Maung Bo

Posted on April 26, 2020May 19, 2020 by acrp-peace

Statement by Cardinal Charles Maung BoIn Response to the Call of Pope Francis for A Global Ceasefire because of the Global Pandemic of Coronavirus (The President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) joins the call of United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, and the Holy Father Pope Francis, for a global ceasefire in face of the unprecedented and growing threat of the corona virus pandemic. While addressing the situation in his own country, Myanmar, Cardinal Bo calls for an end to hostilities worldwide. Without cessation of fighting everywhere, he says, the suffering of many will be prolonged the world over and healing delayed indefinitely.) The whole planet is in crisis. Every initiative […]

Webinar Summary Report from RfP Australia

Posted on April 24, 2020May 8, 2020 by acrp-peace

ETHICAL AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF NAVIGATING A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMICDEPARTMENT of EDUCATION, UNESCO CHAIR in BIOETHICS, UNIVERSITY of HAIFAWEBINAR SUMMARY REPORTPrepared by Emeritus Professor Des Cahill, RMIT University, Melbourne and Australia Bioethics Unit of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, University of Haifa.This report summarizes a global panel discussion webinar in the wake of COVID-19 held on Sunday night (Melbourne time), 19th April under the sponsorship of the Department of Education’s UNESCO Chair in Bioethics located at the University of Haifa which works to encourage the teaching of bioethics in medical and health sciences and law courses across the world. The two-hour meeting was […]

Message from ACRP Secretary-General on COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on April 22, 2020 by acrp-peace

Message on COVID-19 PandemicApril 22, 2020Dear brothers and sisters, all my friends,At present, humanity is facing the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. The momentum of the pandemic is ever-growing, and the number of infected people is still on the rise.Each national chapter of ACRP is doing the utmost to play a crucial role of the religious community in each locality and country while endeavoring to prevent the further expansion of infection by following the policy of the respective government.For enabling all living beings to protect themselves from the threat of COVID-19 infection, we people of religion and faith, as a religious community and as an individual, live and behave everyday […]