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            For many people, Lent is associated with certain kinds of sacrifices, including giving up something you love for the season, abstaining from meat on Fridays, and fasting on set dates. Over the ages, these types of voluntary self-denial have served the Christian faithful well as a series of rituals that help us break free from our everyday habits and ordinary lives in order to renew ourselves in living the gospel. We've skipped holiday parties, birthdays, and a lot more than we'd expected even during the Lenten Season. But at all times, everything with breath should praise the Lord. This continues even now, with so much going wrong in our world.            Catholics are longing to return to communal worship while facing the second Lenten season still fighting the COVID pandemic. With COVID-19 cases in the country still rising, the Catholic faithful are encouraged to find safer, alternative ways to celebrate the Lente...

            The celebration is held on the month of March every year. The International Women's Day theme is, "Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”. It aims to feature inspirational stories and messages from women who managed to lead and thrive in our fight against the pandemic. The celebration also highlights women's accomplishments and to address ongoing and evolving women's empowerment and gender equality issues, concerns, challenges, and commitments.            This year's campaign differs from the previous ones due to the covid-19 pandemic which posed both challenges and opportunities for women. Hence, this years observance highlights women's contributions to the fight against the pandemic as well as discusses gender issues worsen by the pandemic. It is the time to delve deep into the gender issues that emerged or become more felt during the health crisis, feature women who thrived despite th...