WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Faith-oriented employee resource groups, or ERGs, have been established at some major corporations for as many as 20 years. They allow employees to meet as Christians, Jews and Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and members of other faiths, not to segregate themselves, but to allow better communication with other employees and as a way of encouraging common values.

HANOI, Vietnam (CNS) -- A Vietnamese priest who offers voluntary services to villagers quarantined for the coronavirus has called on people to respect and give medical supplies to them. Ucanews.com reported Father Joseph Hoang Trong Huu, 35, has provided pastoral and health services in Son Loi commune in Vinh Phuc province since Feb. 16. The government sealed off the 10,600-member commune for 20 days Feb. 13 due to fears over the spread of the COVID-19 strain.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Boy Scout councils and units sponsored by Catholic parishes and other entities will not be affected by the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed by the Boy Scouts of America, said the chairman of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting.