New Delhi, April 2, 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 2 called upon religious leaders to take the lead in ensuring that their followers strictly adhere to the guidelines issued by the central and state governments in order to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The Prime Minister’sContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, April 2, 2020: Anitha Vinod, the first person to recover from Covid-19 virus in Bihar, says her firm faith in Jesus and strict adherence to government guidelines has saved her from the deadly disease. “I got scared when the first report came on March 22.Continue Reading
By: Smitha George London, April 2, 2020: COVID-19 has claimed the life of a 73-year-old Indian member of the Missionaries of Charity in the United Kingdom. Sister Sienna was admitted to Morriston Hospital in Swansea with complications of the viral infection and succumbed to the illness on April 1. TheContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Yangon, April 2, 2020 — In his Easter message in the age of Covid 19 pandemic and anxiety, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar sees a ‘resurrection in human solidarity.’ Cardinal sent out his Easter message priorContinue Reading
Indore, April 2, 2020: The head of Muslims in Indore has expressed his regret over a stone-pelting incident against health workers who had gone to test people for coronavirus. “You should not fall prey to misunderstandings and help everyone. Take care of yourself and healthcare workers. We should support theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chemperi, April 2, 2020: A Catholic priest is making waves in Kerala with his ambulance service to help the poor during the nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus pandemic. “I decided to start the service since nobody was willing to take patients to hospitals out of fear,”Continue Reading
New Delhi, April 1, 2020: A Muslim organisation in India organised a religious gathering in the national capital on 16 March, with participants from Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Kyrgyzstan. But around 1,400 people continued to stay at the venue even after New Delhi ordered a 21-day lockdown, risking theirContinue Reading
Vatican City, April 1, 2020: Could the coronavirus-19 crisis lead to a jubilee?” Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle wondered out loud during a Mass live-streamed from the Pontifical Philippine College in Rome. Preaching March 29 about the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, Cardinal Tagle looked at aContinue Reading
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has come up with a competition – COVID Soldier – in order to ensure the people of the state are productively engaged during the nationwide lockdown, imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 caused by a novel coronavirus. Haryana has launched the competition even as citizensContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Sonada, March 31, 2020 — As the news of the death of first Covid 19 victim from North Bengal spread across the hills, panic struck sleepy Sonada town on NH 55 mid way between Kurseong and Darjeeling. The first victim is a 44 year old woman (nameContinue Reading
