Rome, April 4, 2020: Google searches for “prayer” have surged worldwide in step with the surge of emerging cases of Covid-19, according to a European researcher. The rising interest in seeking information about “prayer” on Google “skyrocketed during the month of March 2020 when Covid-19 went global,” wrote Jeanet SindingContinue Reading
Denver, Colo., Apr 4, 2020: Thomas Sowell and his wife own Southeast Palm and Foliage in Astor, Florida, in the middle of the state, about 40 miles west of Daytona Beach. “It’s in the middle of nowhere, actually,” Sowell told CNA in January. Sowell isn’t Catholic, but his business suppliesContinue Reading
April 4, 2020: Communist authorities in China are using efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic to step up enforcement action against Christians who worship in house churches, government insiders have told the human rights and religious freedom publication Bitter Winter. China has been battling coronavirus since late 2019, and theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, April 4, 2020: Archbishop Peter Machado has promised to light candles at 9 pm on April 5 as recommended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of the country’s campaign against coronavirus pandemic. “May this gesture of lighting of candles and recitation of prayers bringContinue Reading
Raipur, April 4, 2020: A boy and a girl born in the midst of India’s coronavirus lockdown have been named after the deadly virus. The parents of Covid and Corona hope the twins’ names will serve as a reminder of the hardships they overcame as they were brought into theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 4, 2020: A Christian group has been distributing home-cooked food and rations to people in need in different parts of Delhi since March 25. Unity in Christ, a registered NGO, is led by Minakshi Singh, chairperson, who spearheads the efforts to feed peopleContinue Reading
By Archana Masih Saran, April 4, 2020: Far from the metros and big cities, the coronavirus crisis in the country’s districts, towns and villages is being led by district magistrates. The responsibility of keeping the pandemic under control lies with the DM or collector. One of them is Subrat KumarContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, March 3, 2020: The government of Jharkhand has sought the Catholic Church’s help to aid those stranded in the eastern Indian state because of the nationwide lockdown. “We have been invited by the government to join the relief work for stranded laborers in border districtContinue Reading
By Paul Parackal Rome, April 3, 2020: Our science and technology have reached greater heights. We have space stations and satellites in the space which can map the whole earth. A whole world of information and knowledge is on our palm with the arrival of smartphones. A tiny microscopic COVID-19Continue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, April 3, 2020: In these days, coronavirus disturbs our peace and energy. At the same time the selfless services of doctors, nurses, health workers and police personnel working round the clock leave us amazed and grateful. They try their best to ensure good health, healing andContinue Reading
