By J. Felix Raj, SJ Kolkata, April 20, 2020: More than 184 countries and territories have reported cases of Covid 19. As of April 20, the total number of affected cases in the world were 2,428,354 cases with 166,130 deaths (6.8 percent). The overall death rate is increasing every dayContinue 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 Patrick Heller The global coronavirus pandemic is a natural, albeit brutal experiment. Just about every part of the world has been impacted and the range of responses we are seeing at the national and subnational levels reveal not only existing inequalities but also the political and institutional capacity ofContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, April 17, 2020: Several organizations and individuals all over the world are doing their best to save people from the jaws of pandemic Covid 19. Thousands of doctors, nurses and healthcare workers are the front line soldiers in the fight against coronavirus pandemic. The police, suppliersContinue Reading
By Stefan Gigacz On April 13, 1960, Cardinal Joseph Cardijn wrote to Pope John XXIII enclosing a 5,000 word note entitled “L’Eglise face au monde du travail” – “The Church and the world of work/labor.” These were the notes that the pontiff had requested to assist in the drafting ofContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad, April 6, 2020: The famed political cartoonist Manjul has a powerful cartoon in his Mumbai Meri Jaan, series in today’s ‘Mid-Day.’ There are two frames. In the first frame there is the idiot box (TV) blaring “Friends! I’m here to ask for something!” ThereContinue 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
By S Harikrishnan On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that India would go into lockdown for three weeks to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The aim is to minimize contact between people as experts have established that “social distancing” is the most effective way to contain the spread ofContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, March 21, 2020: The world has suffered from epidemics of different types, natural disasters and manmade tragedies of communal violence and terrorism. These tragedies, epidemics, wars and calamities affected a particular country or a few countries of a region at a particular time. However, they didContinue Reading
By John Horvat II Pennsylvania, March 17, 2020: Our reaction to the coronavirus reflects the crisis of our secular godless society. The problem is not the virus—as potentially lethal as it might be. This outbreak is a biological fact, like so many that have plagued humanity over the ages. WhileContinue Reading
