New Delhi, May 16, 2020: On a rainy evening in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis delivered a special blessing, asking God for help against the coronavirus. The square in Vatican City would normally be packed with onlookers, but no one was standing on the glistening cobblestones in March as heContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 16, 2020: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga thanked Churches in the state for accepting state government’s request to allow church halls to be used as quarantine facilities amid coronavirus crisis, saying that the move has proved Mizoram as a powerhouse of “love, peace and unity”. “And with theContinue Reading
Mangalore, May 16, 2020: When the district administration asked if the cathedral and its schools could accommodate migrant workers, Father J.B. Crasta didn’t have to think twice. Rosario Cathedral in Mangalore is now putting up in its three schools and auditoriums hundreds of migrant workers who are arriving in theContinue Reading
Lucknow, May 16, 2020: At least 24 migrant laborers were killed and more than 30 wounded on May 16 when trucks that carried them collided in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The accident occurred at around 3 am in Auraiya district, about 200 km from the state’s capitalContinue Reading
By Laura Spinney Thiruvananthapuram, May 16, 2020: On January 20, K K Shailaja phoned one of her medically trained deputies. She had read online about a dangerous new virus spreading in China. “Will it come to us?” she asked. “Definitely, Madam,” he replied. And so the health minister of theContinue Reading
By Sr Jessy Kurian New Delhi, May 16, 2020: From 1987, bodies of about 20 nuns have been found in the wells of various convents in Kerala, including Sister Abhaya’s in 1992. In all these cases, neither the convent authorities nor the diocese nor the Kerala Catholic Church has lodgedContinue Reading
Dimapur, May 15, 2020: The Christian Forum Dimapur (CFD) on May 15, launched a Covid-19 campaign under the theme ‘Protect yourself to prevent others,’ in the presence of APC and in charge Dimapur, Y.Kikheto Sema, Deputy Commissioner Dimapur, Anoop Khinchi, Commissioner of Police (CP) Rothihu Tetseo and CMO Dimapur, DrContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Ganjam, May 15, 2020: Lockdown has given Lilly Moharana an opportunity to show her patriotism. The 25-year-old tailor in Singhipuro village of Odisha’s Ganjam district now sews masks in green, white and orange to stress that every citizen has the spirit to fight against Covid-19 in theirContinue Reading
Podgorica (Montenegro), May 15, 2020: Serbia on May 13 strongly protested the detention of eight Serbian Orthodox Church priests in Montenegro after thousands of people attended a religious procession despite a ban on gatherings because of the coronavirus. Montenegrin prosecutors said that the priests are facing charges of violating healthContinue Reading
Johannesburg, May 15,2020: The initiative by a group of Indian-origin South African musicians showcasing their talent online during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown has become an international hit. The ‘SA Musicians against COVID-19’ project helps artists to showcase their talent in Indian music and song, sometimes accompanied by dance as well.Continue Reading
