Raipur, April 4, 2020: A boy and a girl born in the midst of India’s coronavirus lockdown have been named after the deadly virus. The parents of Covid and Corona hope the twins’ names will serve as a reminder of the hardships they overcame as they were brought into theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 4, 2020: A Christian group has been distributing home-cooked food and rations to people in need in different parts of Delhi since March 25. Unity in Christ, a registered NGO, is led by Minakshi Singh, chairperson, who spearheads the efforts to feed peopleContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, March 3, 2020: The government of Jharkhand has sought the Catholic Church’s help to aid those stranded in the eastern Indian state because of the nationwide lockdown. “We have been invited by the government to join the relief work for stranded laborers in border districtContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 3, 2020: A Catholic school in Delhi is feeding migrants, destitute, and elderly caught in the in nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus. It all started with a desperate Whatsapp call Father Savariraj, the principal of Rosary School at Narela in North Delhi district,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 3, 2020: An organization working for the well-being of the fishermen community has urged India’s Ministry of External Affairs to repatriate Indian fishermen from Iran. As many as 762 people from Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu states are employed as contract workers inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rome, April 3, 2020: Father Mathew Vattamattam, General Superior of Claretian Missionaries, has directed his members worldwide to avail their institutions to the public as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “When needed, our institutions should be open to respond to the emergency situation of theContinue Reading
Hyderabad, April 2, 2020: A 23-year-old man who had trekked 500 km from Nagpur on his way home to Namakkal in Tamil Nadu, collapsed and died while resting at a shelter home in Secunderabad on Wednesday night. Logesh Balasubramani was among hundreds of thousands of migrant workers and daily wagersContinue Reading
New Delhi, April 2, 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 2 called upon religious leaders to take the lead in ensuring that their followers strictly adhere to the guidelines issued by the central and state governments in order to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The Prime Minister’sContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, April 2, 2020: Anitha Vinod, the first person to recover from Covid-19 virus in Bihar, says her firm faith in Jesus and strict adherence to government guidelines has saved her from the deadly disease. “I got scared when the first report came on March 22.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chemperi, April 2, 2020: A Catholic priest is making waves in Kerala with his ambulance service to help the poor during the nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus pandemic. “I decided to start the service since nobody was willing to take patients to hospitals out of fear,”Continue Reading
