Dhaka/Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – Early last month, Rakibul Alam’s makeshift home built of blue tarpaulin and bamboo turned into a muddy mess when heavy monsoon rain hit southern Bangladesh. Alam, his wife and their three children withstood knee-deep water inside their home for two days but were forced to evacuateContinue Reading
Allentown: Held every four years, the upcoming World Congress of Nurses comes at a providential time for many Catholic nurses around the world whose professional skills, families and faith have been sorely tested by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The event, taking place Aug. 2-4 at the National Shrine of OurContinue Reading
The Covid-19 pandemic that led to the deaths of more than 4 million people worldwide also caused a spike in the number of children who are now orphaned, a new report has revealed. By April, over a year after countries worldwide were hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic, it’s estimatedContinue Reading
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused excess deaths in India to cross more than four million, a new study has found. Excess deaths are a measure of how many more people are dying than would be expected compared to the previous few years. Although it is difficult to say how manyContinue 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
Thane: Lack of jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic has forced some young men who have college degrees to work as “nullah” (drain) cleaners in the Mumbra area near Thane. But they are not ashamed. No work is inferior and they have to support their families, said one of them.Continue Reading
The Covid-19 pandemic in India continues unabated, with 29 million infections reported so far. The country, on June 10, recorded the world’s highest number of deaths from the disease in a single day, reaching the dramatic figure of almost 360 thousand. Video testimony For this reason, Caritas Internationalis (CI) releasedContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the states and Union Territories (UTs) to take stringent action against individuals and NGOs who invite people to illegally adopt children orphaned by the COVID-19 pandemic. A Bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose, in an 18-page order published on JuneContinue Reading
Bhopal: A health worker in Madhya Pradesh is facing police investigation after she was seen in a video that purportedly showed her going door to door and asking people to pray to Jesus Christ to stay safe amid the Covid-19 pandemic. BJP legislator Rameshwar Sharma was among those who tweetedContinue Reading
Jamshedpur: Civil society organisations in Jharkhand have come forward to shoulder their responsibilities at a time the state is ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. Jharkhand Christian Youth Association (JCYA), a loosely formed outfit comprising Christian youths of various denominations, has not only arranged dry rations and masks but also creatingContinue Reading