Pakistan, June 14, 2020: Two things are true of the Pakistani Church. First, locals are more open than ever to the Gospel message. Second, there are fewer and fewer foreign missionaries there to answer the call for answers. According to Jonathan, a Christian worker focused in Pakistan, local interest inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, June 14, 2020: Simon Oraon will soon sleep in a proper house, thanks to some bank officers. The 84-year-old Padma Shri recipient, known as the waterman of Jharkhand, lives in living in a tin-roofed dilapidated house along with his wife Virginia and two maternal grandchildrenContinue Reading
By Carl Hoover Waco, June 12, 2020: In her final two months as chaplain for Ascension Providence Park-St. Catherine’s in Waco, the United States, Sister Sini Paul — Sister Sini to almost everyone who entered her circle of warmth — found her ministry undergoing major changes. A lockdown for residentsContinue Reading
By Dishan Joseph Kochchikade (Sri Lanka), June 9, 2020: Come June 13, people of Sri Lanka turn their eyes to a Catholic shrine in Colombo that has Indian links. On that day, the Shrine of St. Anthony, the most prominent landmark of Kochchikade, a Colombo suburb, has traditionally celebrated theContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, June 7, 2020: The nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19 has given a priest in Odisha a new opportunity to reach out to his people the eastern Indian state. Father Bhanjakishore Nayak, a self-made musician and singer, uses an App to help people praiseContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, June 4, 2020: The nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic has not restricted the bishops of Faridabad diocese from interacting with his people. Archbishop Kuriakose Bharanikulangara and Auxiliary Bishop Jose Puthenveettil use Zoom, video conferencing and other social media platforms to connect with priests,Continue Reading
By Bhawana Bisht Pangot, June 5, 2020: Most people in the village address her as “Shagun Ma’am.” Shagun Singh is a teacher, guide and an environmentalist who makes the most of life’s journey spreading awareness, teaching and touching the lives of many. The 36-year-old woman is doing everything in theContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, June 2, 2020: A Christian NGO has moved to the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, after serving lockdown victims in the National Capital Region. “Most of our benefactors are in Jharkhand and when the lockdown started our school children were denied one time meal aContinue Reading
By Marielle Lucenio, LiCAS.News Basilian, June 1, 2020: He sold fish to help parishioners build their church a few years ago. Now, he’s doing it again — this time to help the poorest of the poor in his parish in southern Philippines. Father Joel Silagpo serves the San Antonio deContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Sundargarh, May 31, 2020: As India went into a lockdown to contain the coronavirus Odisha’s doctor-turned Catholic priest is busy attending to people’s spiritual and health needs. “When you serve others, you are doing it for Christ,” Father Valerian Tigga told Matters India on May 30 overContinue Reading