By Swati Deb New Delhi, April 27, 2020: The lockdown and coronavirus crises have brought in some socio-individualistic transition as well in northeastern India. “There is now a massive gap between demand and supply of meat, as local meats have failed to meet the demand of the people. But theContinue Reading
Vatican City, Apr 26, 2020: Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops, said Friday that the Church needs more women involved directly in priestly formation in seminaries. “I believe that for the priest, learning to relate to women in the context of formation is a humanizing factorContinue Reading
Longueuil, April 26, 2020: French Canadian artist Claude Lafortune, who hosted children’s programs based on the Gospel on national television, died of COVID-19 April 19. He was 83. Born in 1936, and sometimes compared to Mister Rogers for the way he treated children with reverence, Lafortune was a true scissorsContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, April 26, 2020: On April 24, the call center of the Municipal Corporation of Kannur in Kerala had a Catholic bishop to attend the calls. Bishop Alex Vadakkumthala of Kannur was seen noting down a list of essentials requested by callers and promising to deliverContinue Reading
Vatican City, April 26, 2020: Pope Francis has asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the rosary to stop the coronavirus pandemic. “Contemplating the face of Christ with the heart of Mary, our mother, will make us even more united as a spiritual family and willContinue Reading
HYDERABAD, April 25, 2020 : Dr KM Ismail Hussain who treated hundreds of thousands of poor people free for five decades succumbed to Covid-19 while fighting to save many from the pandemic. The Kurnool-based medical practitioner was popularly known as ‘two-rupee doctor’ in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. He diedContinue Reading
Madurai, April 25, 2020: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has dismissed the bail petition of a man who is accused of assisting eight Indonesians involved in religious propagation during the lockdown period. Justice P. Velmurugan on April 22 heard the plea of J Moomin Ali from RamanathapuramContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, April 25, 2020: Catholics in Odisha have mourned the death of Malakias Nayak, a renowned poet who wrote Odiya liturgical hymns and prayers. Nayak died on April 24 in his residence at Bodopada of Gajapati district of Odisha. He was 75. He hailed from Aligonda parishContinue Reading
Vatican City, April 25, 2020: The 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, originally scheduled to be held in Budapest between September 13 and 20, has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, a Vatican spokesman said on Thursday. The congress is scheduled to be held in 2021, Matteo Bruni said. TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 25, 2020: The Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) has provided relief for 2,000 families through the distribution of dry ration kits that can last them for some 20 days. “EFI is grateful to our members, partners and to everyone who came forward inContinue Reading
