By Matters India Reporter Hyderabad, April 8, 2020: A multi-religious forum in Telangana state has appealed the public not to “polarize” people or communities amid COVID-19 pandemic. “Let us shun all forms of polarization and division caused by prejudices and intolerance. Let us stand together with the entire world andContinue Reading
By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, April 8, 2020: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has formed a Global Advisory Committee in the eastern Indian state to prepare the eastern Indian state’s policy to respond to Covid-19 pandemic. The team set up on April 7 will tackle the economic and socialContinue Reading
By Jose Kalathil New Delhi, April 7, 2020: Christians in Delhi have requested the state government to make suitable arrangements in the cremation grounds for offering prayers and last rites for the community. They said once such proper facilities are made in these grounds more and more Christians would beContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, April 6, 2020: The pro-life commission of the Catholic Church in Kerala on April 6 came forward to protect the child of a teenage rape survivor who is now 24-week pregnant. The Kerala High Court on April 4 allowed the termination of the pregnancy observingContinue Reading
Kochi, April 6, 2020: Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro Malabar Catholic Church, has commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the support and encouragement given to doctors, nurses and health workers involved in fight against Covid-19. The statement was made in a video message released by the cardinal’s officeContinue Reading
By Rita Joseph New Delhi, April 6, 2020: Rights activists and media persons have decried a Supreme Court order that only government-approved news relating to pandemic COVID-19 be published. The Editors Guild of India has condemned the government statement to the top court. It termed the Supreme Court March 31Continue Reading
Mumbai, April 5, 2020: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, has advised his people to refrain from scheduling ceremonies like wedding, baptism and first communion immediately after India lifts the 21-lockdown on April 14. “Please do not schedule any baptisms, first communions and marriages immediately after April 14. It wouldContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, April 5, 2020: The congregation of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (JMJ) of Bangalore province has reached out to hundreds of slum dwellers and poor villagers in the capital of Karnataka state in southern India. “The charism of our congregation ‘ever adaptable apostolic availability’ prompted us toContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar, April 5, 2020: To assist the nation in its fight against COVID-19, nuns of the Apostolic Carmel (AC) congregation are utilising the lockdown period for stitching protective gowns for the doctors of St John’s Hospital, Bengaluru. The sisters have stitched nearly 70 doctor gowns till now and have aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad, April 4, 2020: The Federation of Telugu Churches (FTC), the apex body various Christian denominations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, on April 4 offered its institutions to the governments of the two states to use during the time of coronavirus pandemic. In separate letters addressedContinue Reading
