Rome, July 22, 2020: The first Global Assembly for the Amazon closed with a final declaration which states that ecocide, ethnocide and terricide are worse than the Coronavirus. The sssembly was held July 18-19 and was promoted by the Coordination of indigenous organizations of the Amazon Basin (Coica), the Pan-AmericanContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 22, 2020: A group of catholic women “concerned about justice issues in the Church and society” has condemned a former priest’s plan to marry a minor girl he raped and impregnated as an attempt to get out of jail. “We find this extremelyContinue Reading
Cololbo, July 22, 2020: Sri Lankan authorities on July 22 announced that birth certificates for new born children in future will not mention their parents’ race, religion or the marital status. Registrar General of the Registrar General’s Department, N. C. Vithanage told local media that all details pertaining to marriage,Continue Reading
Singapore, July 22, 2020: A 59-year-old Indian-origin nurse in Singapore has been conferred with the President’s Award for Nurses for serving on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic. Kala Narayanasamy was among the five nurses given the award, the Ministry of Health announced on July 21. Each recipient was awardedContinue Reading
Thane, July 22, 2020: The Indian members of the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, observed July 22 as a day of prayer and fast for a confrere who is in serious condition with Covid-19. The “Dominican province of India is observing a day of prayer, fasting, adoration, Rosary tomorrow (JulyContinue Reading
By Arvind Ojha New Delhi, July 22, 2020: A journalist in Uttar Pradesh died on July 22, two days after he was shot while traveling with his daughters. Vikram Joshi was attacked by miscreants in the evening of July 20 in Ghaziabad near Delhi. The incident has been caught onContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Dibrugarh, July 22, 2020: Another senior nun has died of Covid-19 in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. Sister Florence Kurisinkal died at 11.30 am on July 21 at Guwahati Medical College (Covid Hospital). She was 73. Sister Kurisinkal belongs to the North East India provinceContinue Reading
By Dr George Jacob Kochi, July 22, 2020: The virus-SARS-CoV-2 has been on the prowl from December 2019. It has devastated humanity through sickness and death in pandemical proportions. I live and work as a healthcare provider in the southern Indian state of Kerala, which was once thought to haveContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Hyderabad, July 22, 2020: A Hyderabad-based Montfort center for human rights has launched a livelihood program for those who have lost their livelihoods because of Covid-19. The first group to benefit from Montfort Social Institute (MSI) project, launched on July 21, is transgenders who lost theirContinue Reading
Vatican City, July 21, 2020: The Vatican on July 20 reminded its priests they should not be charging fixed prices for celebrating weddings and funerals, and that such ceremonies could be performed by lay people where necessary. While many Roman Catholic churches ask for donations for masses, others have specificContinue Reading
