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Covid-19 travel ban to Hong Kong leaves Filipino domestic worker stranded, feeling ‘helpless’ Aprilyn Racca, a 34-year-old Filipino, has been looking forward to coming to Hong Kong for work, but her plans have been derailed by a 14-day flight ban. Photo: Handout Aprilyn Racca s world was turned upside down after a news alert popped up on her phone during the eight-hour bus ride to Manila from her hometown in Illocos Sur, in the northern Philippines.
The 34-year-old Filipino boarded the bus at 10.30pm on April 18 and was due to get her final medical tests done before flying to Hong Kong to start work as a domestic worker.
Father Reynato (Rene) Rodillas, pastor of St. James the Just Parish, dies unexpectedly
Friday, Jan. 15, 2021
On Jan. 9, Msgr. Colin F. Bircumshaw, vicar general, made the announcement of Fr. Reynato (Rene) Rodillas’ death on behalf of Bishop Solis and the priests of the Diocese of Salt Lake City.
Fr. Rodillas tested positive with the COVID-19 virus on Jan. 5 and was sent home from the emergency room with oxygen to quarantine and to recover at home, Msgr. Bircumshaw said in his announcement, adding that the date of death has yet to be determined by the medical examiner, but that it was probably on Jan. 8.
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A Catholic priest who had tested positive for the coronavirus died this week, according to an obituary posted on the Intermountain Catholic website.
Father Reynato Rodillas, 58, was pastor of St. James the Just in Ogden at the time of his death.
He tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday, according to the obituary. He was sent home from an emergency room with oxygen to recover and quarantine. The date of his death hasn’t been officially determined but it was likely Friday.
Rodillas was born in Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He earned a civil engineering degree from the University of Northern Philippines before entering the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City, Philippines. He came to Utah in 2007 and served in West Valley, Bountiful, St. George and Midvale.
Death of Fr. Reynato (Rene) Rodillas
Friday, Jan. 08, 2021
Fr. Reynato (Rene) Rodillas
Dear brother priests, religious sisters, deacons and wives, seminarians, principals, staff and lay faithful,
On behalf of Bishop Solis and the priests of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, I am saddened to announce the sudden death of Father Reynato (Rene) T. Rodillas. He had tested positive with the COVID-19 virus on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, and was sent home from the emergency room with oxygen to quarantine and to recover at home. Date of death has yet to be determined by the medical examiner, but was probably on Friday, January 8, 2021. He was 58 years old, soon to turn 59 this month.