By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 13, 2022: For Sister Sunitha Ruby, a nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic has proved a blessing in disguise. “Everything had come to a standstill. So, instead of putting a full stop, I wanted to continue my ministry,” recalls the member of the CongregationContinue Reading
By M K George Rome: The villain is supposedly Coronavirus, Covid-19, officially called SARS-CoV-2. The Delta variant has everyone on their toes. But, is the virus the real culprit or are deeper factors involved in the present crisis the world finds itself in? Look at the range of issues boggingContinue Reading
Yangon: Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar’s Archdiocese of Yangon has called for united fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease in the already devastated Southeast Asian country. “Please, please stop all the conflicts,” appealed the cardinal in a message as the country marked Martyrs’ Day, a national holidayContinue Reading
A student from Kerala’s Thrissur enrolled at a medical college in China, who was the first Indian to test positive for Covid-19 in January 2020 after returning to India following the outbreak of the pandemic, has been infected again, a health official said on Tuesday. She is, however, asymptomatic, theContinue Reading
Washington D.C.: The COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of people vulnerable to becoming victims of human trafficking, a report released July 1 by the US Department of State found. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters July 1 at the State Department that human trafficking is both “an affront toContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru: We, human beings, have been boasting of our science, technology, military and weapon power. Every country has been spending enormous amount of money for procuring arms, weapons and nuclear power. Our human pride, our imagined self-importance, status and money power, the delusion that we haveContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on May 31 described basketball as “a sport that lifts you up to the heavens.” He made the remark during a May 31 audience with members of the Italian Basketball Federation, basketball’s governing body in Italy, which is celebrating its centenary. He said: “I would likeContinue Reading
Budapest: The International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, will open this September with a 1,000-strong choir and a “vast” number of First Communions. The organizers of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress made the announcement as they released new details of the packed program for the Sept. 5-12 event. At aContinue Reading
Detroit: The archbishop of Detroit says face masks are no longer mandatory inside Roman Catholic churches in southeastern Michigan for people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. Archbishop Allen Vigneron said May 19 that anyone who hasn’t been vaccinated must still wear masks at Mass and other church services.Continue Reading
Bangalore: For an hour, Mr Preetham Rodrigues, 42, pondered over the text message he had seen in a WhatsApp group. “A four-year-old possibly asymptomatic child (orphaned by Covid) needs to be transported to Bangalore today… This person needs to be able to take care of a 4-year-old, feed him, maybeContinue Reading