Lucknow, June 15, 2020: A group of church workers from the Bosco Educational and Development Society in Mohanlalganj-Lucknow District in Uttar Pradesh, India, has provided much-needed help to a village of “snake charmers.” People in Sausiran, long considered the “village of snake charmers,” have been reported to be in theContinue Reading
Vadodara, June 15, 2020: The Catholic Church in Gujarat, western India, has opened its churches on June 15 only “for silent personal prayers.” A circular from the Catholic bishops of Gujarat on June 13 stated that the churches will continue to keep its Masses for public suspended until the Covid-19Continue Reading
Kolkata, June 15, 2020: Parents of students in Kolkata have come together to protest against schools not waiving off a part of their fees during the ongoing lockdown. After a week of rallying around private schools, exhausted parents came together under a united banner – Save Parents, Save Citizens. DuringContinue Reading
Bengaluru, June 14, 2020: Bengaluru’s Bethel AG Church held its first drive-in church service termed ‘Worship on Wheels’ on June 14 in a bid to keep mass prayers while maintaining social distancing norms in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Many devotees drove in to attend their first Sunday mass afterContinue Reading
Chengalpattu, June 14, 2020: Unidentified miscreants set ablaze a church on June 13 night in Tamil Nadu’s Chengalpattu district. The building belongs to the ‘Church of True Peace,’ a Pentecostal group led by Pastor Ramesh Jebraj, who is visually challenged from birth. The pastor told Persecution Relief that the attackContinue Reading
Kolkata, June 13, 2020: Churches under the Calcutta diocese of the Church of North India (CNI) will allow a maximum of 25 people to enter at a time, but not without a mask, Reverend Paritosh Canning, bishop of the Calcutta diocese of the CNI, said in a letter addressed toContinue Reading
New Delhi, June 11, 2020: As lockdown 5.0 eases restrictions on religious places, All India Catholic Union (AICU) has thanked the government for the decision. This was communicated by AICU in a webinar on June 10. Inaugurated by Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the webinar was attended by archbishop Pete Machado ofContinue Reading
By Madhu Mishra Ranchi, June 2020: After doling out food packets and safety gears to the vulnerable section like rickshaw pullers, the Ranchi archdiocese on June 10 stepped out to help the media persons by offering them personal protective gears like gloves, masks, sanitizers and other commodities. Hundreds of mediaContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8,2020: Even as the number of Covid-19 cases is rising not just in Kerala, but across the country, taking cue of the lockdown norms that have been eased, temples are now being cleaned to open from Tuesday, but churches and mosques differ. According to the new norms, allContinue Reading
Bengaluru, June 10, 2020: The Karnataka government on June 10 banned online education for children up to the fifth grade. The decision was taken by the Karnataka state Department of Primary and Secondary Education based on a report that recommended online classes only for children in higher grades. Several parentsContinue Reading