By Francis Gonsalves Pune, April 5, 2020: Call it closedown or lockdown or what you will, but this global lockdown is certainly not a shutdown for proclaiming Christ. Rather, I believe that—just as the religious spirit swelled post 9/11 in the USA—COVID-19 is likely to see a surge in spiritualContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, April 5, 2020: The congregation of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (JMJ) of Bangalore province has reached out to hundreds of slum dwellers and poor villagers in the capital of Karnataka state in southern India. “The charism of our congregation ‘ever adaptable apostolic availability’ prompted us toContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar, April 5, 2020: To assist the nation in its fight against COVID-19, nuns of the Apostolic Carmel (AC) congregation are utilising the lockdown period for stitching protective gowns for the doctors of St John’s Hospital, Bengaluru. The sisters have stitched nearly 70 doctor gowns till now and have aContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, April 5, 2020: “Light oil lamp or candle or use torch/cell phone light for 9 minutes at 9 pm,” was the appeal given by the Prime Minister of India to 1.3 billion people in India. There is no need for us to undertake a scholarlyContinue Reading
By Arshad Alam New Delhi, April 5, 2020: They came with a promise of cleansing the system; a system that according to them was beset with nepotism and corruption. With the might of right-wing media and some influential think tanks doing their bidding, they were foisted on national imagination. ToastedContinue Reading
Ireland, April 5, 2020: An Indian nurse fighting the dreaded corona virus in Ireland died on April 5 in the line of service after contracting the disease. Beena George 58, hails from Kuruppantara, Kottayam in the state of Kerala. Her husband George Paul and kids are now in quarantine. SheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Shillong, April 5, 2020: An organization representing all Christian denominations in northeastern India has appealed for a united fight against coronavirus pandemic. The Joint Peace Mission Team on April 2 met at the headquarters of the Northeast India Christian Council at Shillong to discuss the latestContinue Reading
Mumbai, April 4, 2020: The Archdiocese of Bombay has asked its priests to follow the directives of the municipal commissioner and cremate Covid-19 victims rather than bury them. “In a video message to priests, Cardinal Oswald Gracias suggested in view of the extraordinary circumstances they would respect the call ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad, April 4, 2020: The Federation of Telugu Churches (FTC), the apex body various Christian denominations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, on April 4 offered its institutions to the governments of the two states to use during the time of coronavirus pandemic. In separate letters addressedContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, April 4, 2020: The government ordered nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic is a golden opportunity for people to connect to their creator without mediators. Because the virus has sent our godmen, priests and preachers scurrying for cover. All their claims of divine powers toContinue Reading
