By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, April 20, 2020: Pope Francis and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among dignitaries “seen” at a meeting conducted at a village church in Kerala’s Kottayam district. However, none of them was present in person at the mock meeting held after Sunday Mass on AprilContinue Reading
Sharjah: An Indian family in the UAE was forced to watch the funeral of their 15-year-old son via live-streaming on social media as they could not accompany his body flown to their native state of Kerala due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions. Born on Easter in 2004, Jeuel G. Jomay lostContinue Reading
By A C Michael New Delhi, April 20, 2020: Christians in many parts of India continue to struggle to freely practice their faith while the whole world is amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Authenticated data reveals at least 27 incidents of violence against Christians in 10 Indian states in this March.Continue Reading
Vatican City, April 20, 2020: Pope Francis says the forced isolation devised to stop the pandemic was presenting the danger of people living the faith only for themselves — detached from the Sacraments, the Church and the people of God. Online Masses and spiritual communion do not represent the Church,Continue Reading
By Catherine Claret Harry Bengaluru, April 20, 2020: This is something that I felt burdened to write amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As the battle against the virus and the global public health crises worsens day after day, we need to be aware and cautious ofContinue Reading
By Jesvita Princy Quadras Mangaluru, April 20, 2020: Almost two months of quarantine has been declared in India. Well, that should be quite an experience for us all. It is not easy to stay home and do nothing, especially if you are a social person. Secondly, it impacts us mentally,Continue Reading
By Stacy Rodrigues Panaji, April 19, 2020: So lost in our day to day lives, various activities and colourful future plans– had anyone thought of this phase? Suddenly a small virus brought it all to a standstill. To many, life has paused; to a few, life has taken a U-turnContinue Reading
By Swati Deb Dimapur, April 19, 2020: It has hardly anything to do with coronavirus crisis. But ‘genuine’ Indian citizens are getting restive in Dimapur township – only commercial hub and gateway to Nagaland – as a new law may be enforced soon to deprive the ‘non locals’ their legitimateContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Palayamkottai, April 19, 2020: A Jesuit research center in Palayamkottai has developed an herb-based sanitizer to help the poor in the southern Indian district to fight the coronavirus pandemic. “As the coronavirus was taking a stronger hold we wanted to help the people with a simpleContinue Reading
By Fr S Ignacimuthu, SJ Palayamkottai, April 19, 2020: From initial days of my research pursuit, I have always wanted to concentrate on issues related to people. So, during My PhD research I worked on developing new varieties of urad and mung beans with high protein content using mutation geneticsContinue Reading
