New Delhi: The Supreme Court on April 30 warned state governments and police against clamping down on the spread of information or calls for help through social media from citizens affected by Covid-19. A Special Bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat said anyContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on April 30 amended part of a law issued last year regulating Vatican City’s judicial system, now allowing the court of first instance to rule on criminal trials of bishops and cardinals. The law previously said that cardinals and bishops could only be judged by theContinue Reading
According to multiple news reports this week, a Catholic priest in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, has been using his pulpit to spread deadly conspiracy theories about masks and vaccines. On Palm Sunday, Fr James Altman preached that COVID-19 health guidelines are “godless, Nazi-esque controls,” telling parishioners, “Let us be clear: God damnsContinue Reading
Melbourne: On the evening of 28 April, a group of people of Indian origin held a candlelight vigil at Federation Square in the heart of Melbourne to pray for the well-being those living in India as its COVID-19 crisis continues. The vigil, titled ‘Pray for India’ also saw multifaith prayersContinue Reading
Meron: A massive stampede at a densely packed Jewish pilgrimage site on April 30 killed at least 44 people in northern Israel, with rescue workers facing chaotic crowds while trying to evacuate the injured. The disaster occurred in Meron at the site of the reputed tomb of Rabbi Shimon BarContinue Reading
By Leela Ramdeen I received a lovely note from my friend whose husband died recently and with whom I have been praying, virtually. In her note she included a quotation from Albert Schweitzer: “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. EachContinue Reading
By Moin Qazi Nagpur: For Pyare Zia Khan, the best Zakat or charity during the holy month of Ramadan is to help his pandemic-ravaged city get oxygen. He has arranged more than 20 oxygen tankers for Nagpur at his own expense as the Orange city grapples with shortages of life-savingContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Pune: A Catholic nun, who manages homes for the destitute in various parts of India, has come forward to help the government fight the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. “Let us make life a little better as sadness and negativity spreads across India,” says Sister LucyContinue Reading
By Kate Scanlon Washington D.C.: With concerns that suicide rates are rising in communities of color during the pandemic, Catholic mental health workers say the Church can play a key role in response. Claire Shynett, coordinator of the Houston chapter of the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers, told CNAContinue Reading
Kohima: Catholics of Nagaland will observe May 7 as a ‘Day of Prayer and Fasting’ for relief from the COVID-19 pandemic. As per a press release received here, the Bishop’s House, Kohima has informed of the invitation from Oswald Cardinal Gracias, President of Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) inContinue Reading
