By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 19, 2020: Archbishop Anil J T Couto of Delhi inaugurated the new office cum residence of the secretary to Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI) Commission for Migrants on March 16. Archbishop Anil blessed the house and made it open for theContinue Reading
Rio de Janeiro, March 18, 2020: Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue, which appears to balance improbably atop Corcovado mountain, has withstood the worst of what the elements could muster for nearly nine decades. Now it, too, is succumbing to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. The 125-foot-tall statue,Continue Reading
Kochi, March 18, 2020: An unconventional battle has been waged by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) against the spread of the novel coronavirus by using two robots. Of the pair of computer-programmed machines developed by Asimov Robotics which is a startup incubated at KSUM in Kochi, one distributes masks, sanitiserContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, March 18, 2020: As we battle COVID-19, a coronavirus form, I am reminded of the First World War. People struggled in many ways during those years. Food was scarce. Our first sisters were also in the same situation. Our founder Blessed James Alberione struggled to feedContinue Reading
Kolkata, March 18, 2020: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on March 18 lashed out at what she called “irresponsible behavior” by those who “claim VIP status.” Her outburst was triggered by the teen son of a civil service officer in Kolkata, who had returned from the UK on MarchContinue Reading
Mumbai, March 18, 2020: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, has exempted Catholics in the archdiocese from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass until March 31 in the wake of social distancing measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19. Cardinal Gracias, in an official communication on March 17, alsoContinue Reading
Maryland, USA: A Catholic priest in Maryland is going above and beyond to make sure his parishioners have access to most sacraments amid the coronavirus. The Governor of Maryland put into place a list of rules businesses and Maryland citizens must abide by to stop the spread of coronavirus andContinue Reading
By Inaliza Nongbyrsaw Shillong, March 18, 2020: It is with a sense of joy and love that I share my experience working as an editor for the National Youth Commission, Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI), for the past two years. I recall the day of my appointment whichContinue Reading
New Delhi, March 17, 2020: Caritas India plans to set up an emergency task force to meet the coronavirus epidemic spreading across the country. The social action wing of the Catholic bishops in India also plans to hold an emergency meeting at the national level to evaluate the situation andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 17, 2020: Calls to discard hatred and embrace hearts echoed during a foot march organized by some activist groups in Delhi to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s historic protest against British tax on salt. The three-day walk covered mostly northeastern parts of the national capitalContinue Reading
