Rome Newsroom: The sainthood cause opened this week of Fr. Rhoel Gallardo, who died on May 3, 2000, after being held for 43 days by Islamists. The Claretian missionary was killed at the age of 34, just six years after his ordination as a priest and 11 years after makingContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena India is leading the world in the number of coronavirus infections. On May 2, Reuters reported that India’s new daily COVID-19 cases passed 400,000 for the first time, as the second wave worsened. Reuters reported May 6 with information from India’s Health Ministry that a “record 412,262Continue Reading
Washington: A prominent group of Indian-American doctors on May 7 urged the US government to release at least 30 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses to India to help meet its “acute and severe” shortage in the country, which is experiencing one of the worst outbreaks of COVID-19 in the world. TheContinue Reading
By Tomy Manjaly I am Father Tomy Manjaly, the youngest in a family of seven children. I have five brothers and one sister. My sister is a nun who has been ministering to the seniors and the mentally challenged people in Bethlehem, Israel, for the past 31 years. I wasContinue Reading
The translation of the Bible to be used in the new edition of the lectionary for Mass in England and Wales is being amended to use gender-inclusive language where contextually appropriate, The Tablet can reveal. For 18 months, the Department of Christian Life and Worship of the Bishops’ Conference ofContinue Reading
India’s COVID-19 infections have surged past 20 million, nearly doubling in the past four months – marking the biggest increase in COVID-19 infections globally. The country of nearly 1.4 billion people has a staggering 3.45 million active cases, although experts warn that actual numbers could be five to ten timesContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Berhampur: Father Prakash Tirkey, Northern Indian provincial of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians), died of Covid-19 on May 7. He was 57. The death occurred at1:45 pm at St Joseph’s Hospital in Visakhapatnam, a port town in Andhra Pradesh, Vincentian Father Pravas Joseph told Matters India.Continue Reading
Ahmedabad: Police have arrested 46 people for taking out a religious procession at a village in Gandhinagar district to “eradicate coronavirus”, an official said on May 6. This is the second such incident in Gujarat in the last few of days. All COVID-19 prevention norms were allegedly violated during theContinue Reading
Washington D.C.: Catholic aid groups are mobilizing relief efforts in India, as the country is gripped by a worsening outbreak of the coronavirus. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Caritas India are on the ground in the subcontinent, and are administering aid. “In India and elsewhere, CRS and our Church partnersContinue Reading
Pope Francis said that he is praying for the people of India as they face a devastating coronavirus outbreak. In a message dated May 6 to Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, the pope expressed his “heartfelt solidarity” with the country’s 1.3 billionContinue Reading
