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
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Aug 19, 2020: Cardinal Oswald Gracias has cautioned the priests of his Bombay archdiocese to not let their guard down as they have resumed pastoral activities as the administration has relaxed lockdown norms. The cardinal’s caution came in the wake of some priests succumbing toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Aug 19, 2020: As the number of coronavirus cases spike in the country, St. John’s Medical College, has now a special unit for treating Covid-19 patients. Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore on August 17 blessed and inaugurated the newly constructed and fully-equipped center that functionsContinue Reading
Santiago, April 18, 2020: Two Chilean pastors arrested for holding religious gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic have won their legal case, setting a landmark precedent for future religious freedom cases in the country. In June, Alliance Defending Freedom filed a request for emergency cautionary measures with the Inter American CommissionContinue Reading
Harare, Aug 18, 2020: The apostolic nuncio to Zimbabwe has expressed solidarity to the country’s top Catholic leader who is facing attacks from the government for speaking out against corruption and human rights violation. The nuncio, Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, on August 16 visited Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu of Harare, whoContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 14, 2020: As many as 22 officials, who were engaged in plane crash rescue operation in Kerala have tested positive for coronavirus. “They were quarantined after the rescue operations at the plane crash site ended. Most of them were on location,” the medical officer of Malappuram district toldContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Aug 13, 2020: We had wonderful crops from our drumstick tree this year. It was in abundance during lockdown months and we shared them with others. At the onset of first summer rainstorm two branches were broken. Realizing that the tree needed a pruning we cutContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Siliguri, Aug 10, 2020: The social service center of Bagdogra diocese in West Bengal has been engaged on creating awareness on Covid-19 in Siliguri Sub-division ever since the India went into a lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic. “Our focus has been on educating villagers andContinue Reading
New York, August 5, 2020: Dr Dave A Chokshi, a 39-year-old Indian-origin physician with expertise in public health, has been appointed as New York City’s new health commissioner by Mayor Bill de Blasio who praised him for playing a crucial role in addressing the unprecedented coronavirus challenges faced by theContinue Reading
Surat, July 29, 2020: A businessman who recovered from coronavirus has converted his office into an 85-bed facility to provide free treatment for the poor. With public hospitals struggling to cope, Kadar Shaikh spent 20 days in a private clinic in June in Gujarat’s Surat — and was horrified byContinue Reading
