Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic range from the concerned to the panic-stricken. History points us to a distinctly Christian way.

Simply taking care of yourself and those closest to you might seem enough – even the most important thing – at this time of international concern. But John Dickson picks out the story of a wealthy, ancient woman to suggest another way. Rome’s Fabiola powerfully demonstrated the level of sympathy that hearts changed by Christ can hope to rise to.