Ebola
From shoeboxes to war zones: How Samaritan’s Purse became a $1 billion humanitarian aid powerhouse
By Yonat Shimron and Bob Smietana — September 9, 2022
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (RNS) — Now one of the largest US nonprofits, its growth has come largely through frontline work in public health crises and natural disasters around the world.
Fear of Ebola keeps the faithful at home in Congo
By Doreen Ajiambo — September 17, 2018
KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — In a bid to contain the virus, thousands of churches remain closed in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Church in Congo suspends sacraments as Ebola spreads
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — June 5, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Catholics will not be baptized, confirmed, ordained or anointed until further notice in the country’s northwestern regions hardest hit by the outbreak.
Instant messages from hell
By Julia Lieblich — August 28, 2017
CHICAGO (RNS) — Twelve years have passed since Ambrose Ndoinje drove me in his taxi during my trip to Sierra Leone. But he still sends instant messages telling me that Jesus loves me and news of the latest disaster to befall his Godforsaken place.
Survivors remember Ebola epidemic as Samaritan’s Purse releases documentary
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 30, 2017
MONROVIA, LIBERIA (RNS) 'Facing Darkness,' a documentary produced by Samaritan’s Purse recounting its work in Liberia during the Ebola epidemic, will show in select theaters Thursday (March 30) and return for encore showings on April 10.
Amid tears, ‘cry out with joy:’ Pope Francis’ Christmas Day blessing
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 25, 2014
In his annual "Urbi et Orbi" address to the city and the world, his text features the prayers for peace and health in lands torn by strife and by Ebola .
2014 in review: An unsettling year, with religion in a starring role
By Kevin Eckstrom — December 17, 2014
(RNS) Remember Bishop Bling? Mark Driscoll? Brittany Maynard? They all helped shape the top religion headlines of 2014.
Sierra Leone bans Christmas, New Year’s celebrations to prevent spread of Ebola
By Fredrick Nzwili — December 15, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Officials said soldiers will be deployed on the streets and people are advised to stay at home with their families.
Is updated Band Aid charity song demeaning to Africans?
By Fredrick Nzwili — December 8, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Critics say the lyrics are patronizing and demeaning to Muslims in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea who do not celebrate Christmas.
To fight Ebola, African religious leaders draw safe practices road map
By Fredrick Nzwili — November 26, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) The road map includes actions to fight stigma, discrimination and misinformation and a retooling of burial practices to ensure religious communities burying their dead are using safe practices to avoid infection.
4 things HIV can teach us about fighting Ebola (COMMENTARY)
By Dale Hanson Bourke — November 26, 2014
(RNS) AIDS has gone from being viewed as a terrifying plague to being understood as a chronic and preventable disease. While Ebola continues to cause great fear and confusion, there are lessons to learn from combating HIV/AIDS.
5 ways churches can help stop the Ebola hysteria (COMMENTARY)
By Tom Ehrich — October 21, 2014
(RNS) God isn't causing Ebola to spread through western Africa as some sort of punishment for the people there, or to come to these shores as some punishment of us. Diseases happen.
Orphans abandoned, shunned in Africa’s Ebola crisis
By Sheilia Passewe — October 17, 2014
MONROVIA, Liberia (RNS) "These children are now forced to drop out of school and work," said a coordinator for an Ebola treatment center. "It's very painful to see them roaming in streets in search for food as their sole caregivers have already died."
Ebola prompts hands-off Mass in Fort Worth, Texas
By Lauren Markoe — October 16, 2014
(RNS) The Diocese of Fort Worth, not far from the Dallas hospital where three Ebola cases have been diagnosed, is trying to limit human contact during Mass.
Ebola outbreak: How you can help
By Jolie Lee — October 9, 2014
(RNS) How can you help? The following is a list of organizations responding to the Ebola outbreak on the ground. All of the charities listed have received three- and four-star ratings from Charity Navigator.
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