Siliguri, Aug 25, 2020: The social service center of Bagdogra diocese in West Bengal honoured the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) staff’s service that they render to the public, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. On August 25, Seva Kendra Siliguri organised a program in front of the local ward office onContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Aug 24, 2020: Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, has urged his people to observe lent for seven days from September 1 to seek divine assistance to fight the coronavirus pandemic that continues to wreak havoc in the world, especially in India. TheContinue Reading
Seoul, July 6, 2020: Church-goers in South Korea, where religious services are typically characterized by large in-person gatherings, are growing increasingly dissatisfied with online worship, an inevitable reality at times given the government’s social distancing directives and the protracted coronavirus pandemic. According to a survey conducted by a publication operatedContinue Reading
Pune, July 4, 2020: A resident of Pimpri-Chinchwad of Pune district, Shankar Kurade, has got himself a mask made of gold worth Rs 2.89 lakh amid the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a thin mask with minute holes so that there is no difficulty in breathing. I am not sure whether thisContinue Reading
By Alia Allana New Delhi, June 22, 2020: India’s coronavirus response has affected Indians very differently. One thing unites them, though: a biscuit. The evening, surender malik recalls, was a blur. Exhausted, he had just sat down to watch television as his wife prepared dinner when Prime Minister Narendra ModiContinue Reading
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
By Matters India Reporter Patna, April 30, 2020: An NGO launched two decades ago by a Catholic nun in Patna to campaign for the shelter rights of poor is currently busy helping those affected by the nationwide lockdown. Presentation Sister Dorothy Fernandes, founder director of Aashray Abhiyan (AA, Campaigning forContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, April 4, 2020: Archbishop Peter Machado has promised to light candles at 9 pm on April 5 as recommended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of the country’s campaign against coronavirus pandemic. “May this gesture of lighting of candles and recitation of prayers bringContinue Reading
New Delhi, March 11, 2020: Novel coronavirus, which has killed around 4,300 people across the world, can be characterized as a “pandemic,” the World Health Organization has announced. “WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread andContinue Reading
