Douala (Cameroon), May 22, 2020: A pastor in Cameroon who drew attention by claiming to heal sufferers of coronavirus has died of the disease. Pastor Frankline Ndifor of Kingship International Ministries Church in the African nation was convinced that he could heal anyone of the illness by simply laying handsContinue Reading
Mumbai, May 21, 2020: Maharashtra on May 21 registered as many as 2,345 new coronavirus cases, taking the Covid-19 tally in the western India state to 41,642, health officials said. Mumbai crossed the 25,000 mark with 1,382 new cases. With 64 deaths due to the pandemic reported during the dayContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, May 21, 2020: Laudato Si’ week is a time to reflect on climate change and its devastating effect on India and Asia, according to the Indian bishops’ point man for ecological issues. At the same time, Bishop Alwyn D’Silva says it’s a time to look toContinue Reading
By Gilda Rose Kalathil Most of us have not been to church in a while. But while we miss being there and hope in anticipation for when it will be possible, this might be a good time to ponder about how we approach the littlest of our spiritual family. Kids.Continue Reading
By Kusum Arora Jalandhar, May 21, 2020: In early March, when the number of COVID-19 cases was yet to increase in India, a northeastern woman in Jalandhar heard a group of men shouting, “Go Corona, we will not ferry you.” Before she could understand what they were saying, they fledContinue Reading
Manila, May 21, 2020: The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has appealed to prelates to show solidarity to the dioceses of Borongan and Catarman in Samar by providing aid to those affected by Typhoon “Ambo.” In this great time of need, we urge youContinue Reading
By Ronald O. Reyes, LiCAS.news Philippines, May 21, 2020: A religious congregation of nuns in the Philippines has called on the public to be more vigilant against online sex exploitation of children amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the Religious of the Good Shepherd said women and children haveContinue Reading
By Sumon Corraya Dhaka, May 21, 2020: Sister Theonilla Arakaparambil, a Maria Bombina missionary from India who served Bangladesh for 65 years, died in a Dhaka hospital on May 19. She was 84. Sister Arakaparambil was suffering from pneumonia, Sister Jaclin Gomes, treasurer of the congregation in Bangladesh, told MattersContinue Reading
Manila, May 21, 2020: “Impractical and without sense,” was how Archbishop Romulo Davao, the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, described the government’s guidelines for the resumption of religious services. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infection Diseases (IATF-EID) had said under a modifiedContinue Reading
By David Mackett Halifax, May 21, 2020: Father William James Augustine Bourke was a Jesuit missionary who died on November 29, 2019, in Gayaganga of West Bengal of natural causes. He was 94. The renowned educator who was also a polyglot was born on May 28, 1925, in Halifax, theContinue Reading
