By Leeza Joseph New Delhi, July 30, 2020: The disruption the coronavirus has created in our societies means that vulnerable people, especially children, are even more likely to become victims of human trafficking, abuse and exploitation. The government put the whole 1.3 billion population of India under lockdown from theContinue Reading
By Azmathulla Shariff Bengaluru, July 29, 2020: Archbishop Peter Machado on July 29 condemned the Karnataka government removing chapters on Jesus and Prophet Mohammed among other topics from the school syllabus of the southern Indian state. In a major policy decision by the coalition government led by the pro-Hindu BharatiyaContinue Reading
Vatican City, July 29, 2020: As governments and world leaders struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, they must also work harder to protect victims of human trafficking, said the Vatican-based international network of Catholic charities. Insufficient attention “was paid on the collateral damage of the ongoing pandemic, especially on migrantsContinue Reading
Beijing, July 29, 2020: Hackers linked to the Chinese government have infiltrated Vatican computer networks, including the Roman Catholic Church’s Hong Kong-based representative, a US firm that tracks state-backed cyberattacks said on July 29. It said the attacks began in May. The Vatican and Beijing were expected to engage inContinue Reading
Washington, July 29, 2020: An Indian nurse has been stabbed to death in the US in an alleged domestic dispute. Merin Joy, 26, who is from Kerala, was stabbed “multiple times” on July 28 outside Coral Springs hospital where she worked. Coral Springs Police Deputy Chief Brad McKeone said theContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Konchowki, July29, 2020: Trade unions have become irrelevant in post globalization era, paving way for industrialists to make unholy alliance with those in power to exploit workers, says a recent study. In India, the trade unions had sidelined the concerns of migrants for long and kept themContinue Reading
By Shalini Mulackal Varanasi, July 29, 2020: I got the news about Father George Gispert Sauch’s final going home around 12 noon on July 29. I was taking class to a group of students at IMS (Indian Missionary Society) theologate in Varanasi. When I got back to class I toldContinue Reading
Surat, July 29, 2020: A businessman who recovered from coronavirus has converted his office into an 85-bed facility to provide free treatment for the poor. With public hospitals struggling to cope, Kadar Shaikh spent 20 days in a private clinic in June in Gujarat’s Surat — and was horrified byContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Darjeeling, July 29, 2020 — A college professor in Darjeeling organises relief supplies for stranded migrant workers from Nepal and needy poor with help of local Christian minority group members. Salesian College Sonada Dean (Arts & Humanities) leads Sonada United Christian Minority Welfare Society (SUCMWS) members fromContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, July 29, 2020: Kerala’s ‘Covidian’ battle began with arrival of three students from Wuhan on January 30. One among them was the first case reported in Kerala as well as India. Lessons learnt from its successful battle against Nipah viral infection of 2018 had theContinue Reading
