By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad: It was a scene which will forever be etched in the memory of millions the world over: on May 25 2020, on a street in Minneapolis, US. A white police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee pressed down on the neck of a blackContinue Reading
Kabul: Multiple blasts at a school in the Afghan capital Kabul on May 8 killed at least 40 people and wounded dozens more, mostly female students, officials said. A senior interior ministry official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that most of the casualties were students coming out of theContinue Reading
Jaipur: Twenty-one people died in as many days at a village in Rajasthan’s Sikar district allegedly after a Covid-19-infected corpse was buried without following protocol. However, officials said that only four deaths have occurred due to the virus between April 15 and May 5. According to officials, a Covid-19-infected bodyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New York: A Vatican agency that funds the Eastern Churches across the globe has rushed aid to its partners in India to help the country meet the challenge from the coronavirus pandemic. “India is in crisis. The country is battling a growing humanitarian disaster, as theContinue Reading
Ludhiana: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh made a video call to 10-year-old street vendor and asked him to rejoin school. The chief minister’s gesture came after a video showing Vansh Singh selling socks on roads in Ludhiana to support his family went viral. He promised assistance for the boy’s family.Continue Reading
By Rahel Philipose Vasco: When Sringar-based school student Maleeha Zehra completed her tenth grade examinations two years ago, she was faced with the age-old conundrum of selecting a stream in high school — a daunting choice, which at the time felt make-or-break. Her heart was set on studying political science,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji: The archdiocese of Goa-Daman plans to open one of its spiritual renewal centers for people who require self-quarantine during this coronavirus pandemic time. Father Savio Fernandes, assistant director Caritas-Goa, says they have sent five nurses to undergo training in Heathway Hospital to take charge ofContinue Reading
By Soumya Muttappillil Changanacherry: A team of youngsters in Kerala has taken up a unique mission: Bury Covid victims. Arun Joseph Nedumparambil, one of the team members, narrates how it all began with a telephone call last year. “My 23-year-old son has died. Will you come and help in buryingContinue Reading
Amnesty International organized a vigil in Porto on May 6 evening to “illuminate the darkness seen in India today” and that “silences dissent and the repression of human rights defenders”. Instead of people, the vigil featured a candle for each of the nearly 1,000 people who signed an online petitionContinue Reading
New Delhi: A bishop in India has said that failure to put in place proper Covid-19 restrictions caused the current crisis – which has seen new cases exceeding 300,000 daily. Archbishop Anil Couto of Delhi told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that lax Covid-19 safety earlier this yearContinue Reading
