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Young man who threw Pachamama idols into Tiber hospitalized today: prayer needed

Alexander Tschugguel has been hospitalized due to the coronavirus.
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March 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Alexander Tschugguel, 26, of Vienna, Austria, who captured the attention of the world for removing the Pachamama idols from a Church in Rome, has been hospitalized today due to having contracted the coronavirus.

Alexander has been at home in bed with fever for nine days and is very weak. He texted me yesterday only to say he was too weak to speak. Today, he was admitted to hospital, and first reports suggest that his life is not in danger.

He and his family is in need of prayer for a full recovery. When his situation became known and people began praying he had the most relief he’s had since feeling unwell.

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John-Henry is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews.com. He and his wife Dianne and their eight children live in the Ottawa Valley in Ontario, Canada.

He has spoken at conferences and retreats, and appeared on radio and television throughout North America, Europe and Asia. John-Henry founded the Rome Life Forum an annual strategy meeting for pro-life leaders worldwide. He co-founded Voice of the Family and serves on the executive of the Canadian National March for Life Committee, and the annual National Pro-Life Youth Conference.

He is a consultant to Canada’s largest pro-life organization Campaign Life Coalition, and serves on the executive of the Ontario branch of the organization.  He has run three times for political office in the province of Ontario representing the Family Coalition Party.

John-Henry earned an MA from the University of Toronto in School and Child Clinical Psychology and an Honours BA from York University in Psychology.