Anthony Swamy, SVD One evening, I was going through the WhatsApp status of my friends where one picture caught my attention. I looked at the image closely. I couldn’t recognize the face. The image was of a nurse with a face mask on. The text read: “I am proud ofContinue Reading
By Martin Valiyaparambil V C Rewa, June 23, 2020: A recent WhatsApp video of a priest asking the faithful to follow the government directives on places of worship has prompted me this to write this. I am not sure of the video’s authenticity. At first the priest urges the peopleContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guntur, June 23, 2020: Police in Andhra Pradesh have launched a probe into the death of a Catholic priest, an alleged case of suicide because of loneliness and depression. The 50-year-old Bala Showry Reddy, the vicar of Kolakalur parish under the diocese of Guntur diocese, wasContinue Reading
By Suresh Mathew New Delhi, June 23, 2020:The invisible Coronavirus has made many things visible; rather it has exposed many things. It is helping people to open their eyes to new realities. It is slowly sinking in that many things they held close to their heart are subject to change;Continue Reading
By Musheera Ashraf, Saharanpur, June 23, 2020: Around 5:30 pm on June 18, Israr left his village Imliya on his motorcycle for nearby Kutesra village. The 30-year-old carpenter was going to measure furniture at a customer’s place. While on his way to Kutsera, Israr was “beaten up mercilessly with sticksContinue Reading
By Frederick D’Souza New Delhi, June 22, 2020: We, the urban dwellers have been enjoying the roads, flyovers, stadiums, and metros among many other advantages, all these years. We wake up every morning to see someone bring to our doorstep milk, newspaper, vegetables and many other necessities of life. TheseContinue Reading
Mumbai, June 22, 2020: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, has appealed to his priests not to open churches and hold church services without the standard operating protocols in place. “Even if there is government permission, please do not open churches and start Masses unless you have a protocol (SOP)Continue Reading
By Vatican News Rome, June 22, 2020: The British and US Embassies to the Holy See are teaming up to host a virtual symposium in honor of the many women religious who carry out the Church’s mission to assist the poor and vulnerable. Entitled “Women Religious on the Frontlines,” theContinue Reading
Sydney, June 22, 2020: Large Christian churches and other major religions have applied for the JobKeeper scheme to fund clergy salaries, after the government belatedly opened it up to religious practitioners. The Catholic, Anglican and Uniting churches, as well as the Great Synagogue in Sydney, have confirmed hundreds of religiousContinue Reading
Rev. Lyndan Syiem Shillong, June 22, 2020: June 22 is Thomas Jones Day, in honor of the pioneer Welsh Presbyterian missionary among the Khasi-Jaiñtia people. He arrived at Sohra on June, 22, 1841. In 2018, the Meghalaya government had notified 22 June as Thomas Jones Day in the six districtsContinue Reading
