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
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
