By Anthony Swamy, SVD Mysore, May 23, 2020: Pope Francis has honored nurses and midwives, calling them “guardians of life” and “saints next door.” Here is the story of such a saint next door. “I never knew the nursing job is so holy until I came to work for theContinue Reading
By Kusum Arora Jalandhar, May 21, 2020: In early March, when the number of COVID-19 cases was yet to increase in India, a northeastern woman in Jalandhar heard a group of men shouting, “Go Corona, we will not ferry you.” Before she could understand what they were saying, they fledContinue Reading
By K P Sasi New Delhi, May 19, 2020: In December 2019, the UK-US based monitoring group Open Doors that publishes an annual World Watch List of 50 countries, ranked India 10th in the world where it is most dangerous to live as a Christian. The report states that politicalContinue Reading
Bengaluru, May 14, 2020: At 69, Abdul Majeed K Soudagar is among people the most vulnerable to the coronavirus, but service is still on top of his mind. Ignoring the risk to his health and his family, Soudagar, a resident of Bengaluru’s Neelasandra suburb, provides free transportation to the illContinue Reading
By Cyprian Ekka Ranchi, May 12, 2020: Sonia Gandhi on May 4 declared that Congress would bear the travel expenses of home-bound migrant workers, whom the federal and some stat governments were charging for the train and bus trips. This announcement rode on the public outrage that set counter agendaContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, May 12, 2020: Dony Dennis does not know why his mother does not hug him anymore. “Mamma, don’t you love me as before? Am I not your little beloved son? When will you hug me again?” the 11-year-old has kept asking Rosamma Dennis since herContinue Reading
By Alok Pandey Lucknow, May 11, 2020: Om Prakash was on a 1,000-km journey to his home in Bihar’s Saran. The 20-year-old construction worker in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida walked 200 km to reach Agra where he found a truck driver willing to take him to Lucknow, 350 km ahead,Continue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, May 5, 2020: A priest in India who is also a professionally trained chef has gained a new audience during the coronavirus lockdown. Father Warner D’Souza, who heads St Jude’s Church in Mumbai, told Crux “people want food recipes and I want to share Jesus.” The priest’sContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kansabel, May 3, 2020: A middle-aged woman wanted to hug Sister Annie Jesus Mary who was distributing relief packets in scorching heat in a remote hilly region of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. “Madam, thank you. Your compassion has satisfied our hunger. Indeed God hasContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 2, 2020: Dr Geetanjali Chopra has had an enviable career graph. She is a graduate in journalism from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, and has a master’s degree in international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. She has also done M PhilContinue Reading