By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 24, 2023: A top team of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India that visited the conflict-ridden areas of Manipur has criticized the prolonged silence and apathy of the law enforcement agencies in containing violence in the northeastern Indian state. “It is our earnest appealContinue Reading
By Patrick Hansda New Delhi: Bahdur Bhai says he is alive because two Catholic nuns had come to his village in Gujarat, a western Indian state, when he was struggle with Covid-19. After the resident of Retna village in Surat district complained of fever and other ailments his relatives tookContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Caritas India has begun setting up Covid treatment centers in 14 states with high prevalence as part of its continued efforts to save people from the deadly disease. The social arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India took the initiative as the countryContinue Reading
India’s COVID-19 infections have surged past 20 million, nearly doubling in the past four months – marking the biggest increase in COVID-19 infections globally. The country of nearly 1.4 billion people has a staggering 3.45 million active cases, although experts warn that actual numbers could be five to ten timesContinue Reading
Washington D.C.: Catholic aid groups are mobilizing relief efforts in India, as the country is gripped by a worsening outbreak of the coronavirus. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Caritas India are on the ground in the subcontinent, and are administering aid. “In India and elsewhere, CRS and our Church partnersContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: Caritas India will send immediate aid to people in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand who have been hit by floods caused by a great avalanche. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, said this while talking to AsiaNews on February 8, aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporters New Delhi, Aug 2, 2020: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, says a positive side of the coronavirus pandemic is the realization among city dwellers that they cannot live without migrants. “For the first time we realized the importance of migrants forContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Konchowki, July29, 2020: Trade unions have become irrelevant in post globalization era, paving way for industrialists to make unholy alliance with those in power to exploit workers, says a recent study. In India, the trade unions had sidelined the concerns of migrants for long and kept themContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 10, 2020: As many as 95.2 percent migrants have lost their means of livelihood because of the nationwide lockdown, reveals a rapid research conducted by Caritas India in 18 states in the country. The research also revealed that 28.7 percent migrants do notContinue Reading
New Delhi, March 17, 2020: Caritas India plans to set up an emergency task force to meet the coronavirus epidemic spreading across the country. The social action wing of the Catholic bishops in India also plans to hold an emergency meeting at the national level to evaluate the situation andContinue Reading
