Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has allowed churches and other places of worship to open Sundays for services, but with just 15 people. This was decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to review the situation of the coronavirus pandemic in the southern Indian state. The meeting alsoContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: A voluntary organization of the Patna Jesuits on June 26 distributed Covid-19 relief kits to some 650 poor families in the capital city of Bihar. Jesuit Father Juno Sebastian, director of Manthan (Churning), said that this time they focused mostly the hamlets of Musahar, theContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Imphal: Archbishop Dominic Lumon of Imphal has led a prayer service to seek divine intervention in the fight against the pandemic in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh organized the June 7 inter-faith prayer meeting at the Western gate of historicContinue Reading
By Saji Thomas Chachana: When some 30 people thronged a clinic run by three Carmelite sisters in the western Indian state of Gujarat early April 7, Sr. Lisset Vadakkekara saw it as an unusual sign to bear witness to her role as a Catholic nun and a follower of ChristContinue Reading
Bengaluru : With close to 3,000 deaths reported in the Christian community since April 1, many of which are COVID-19-related, the five big cemeteries in Bengaluru have run out of space and have been closed for burials. Meanwhile the Karnataka government is yet to act on its promise of providingContinue Reading
Ahmedabad: A coaching centre owner in Jasdan town of Gujarat’s Rajkot district was arrested for allegedly breaking COVID-19 norms after police found more than 550 students in his premises during a raid, the police said on May 24. The raid on the centre took place on May 23 and itsContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai: Some political observers have squarely put the present failure of successfully and effectively handling the pandemic to our collective responsibility. We ourselves have invited the trouble, they feel. The Electorate Is Least Worried – We Are Far Advanced into Blind Following. We have been walking blind-foldedContinue Reading
By Suresh Mathew New Delhi: News about the death of more than 300 priests and religious due to Covid-19 in India has come as a shock to many. The new virus is a silent preacher with a dreaded message: Give life to values or we will be as dead asContinue 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
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Friends and family members of Father Stan Swamy on May 15 demanded immediate medical care for the 84-year-old Jesuit activist after he developed symptoms of Covid-19 infection. Father Swamy’s “health condition is getting worse. He has severe cold, fever, body pain and diarrhea,” says IrudayaContinue Reading
