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Church Distributes 10,000 Milk Packets To Poor In Punjab

Catholics in a Punjab city have taken the lead to help the poor and needy during the nationwide lockdown. On April 17, the top police officer of Muktsar district launched a Church project to distribute 10,000 milk packets and vitamin tablets to people in their neighborhood S Raj Bachan Singh Sandhu, the district’s Senior Superintendent […]

Odisha Church mourns renowned Catholic poet’s death

Catholics in Odisha have mourned the death of Malakias Nayak, a renowned poet who wrote Odiya liturgical hymns and prayers. Nayak died on April 24 in his residence at Bodopada of Gajapati district of Odisha. He was 75. He hailed from Aligonda parish of Berhampur diocese. The writer had under-gone a brain surgery a few […]

Persecution Relief: 187 cases of hate crimes against Christians

As many as 187 cases of hate crimes against Christians in India in the first quarter of this year (January to March) are recorded, according to data gathered by Persecution Relief. Persecution Relief, an ecumenical Christian group, released its much-awaited ‘1st Quarter Report – 2020 of Hate Crimes against Christians in India’ on April 26. […]

Andhra Pradesh to give 5,000 rupees to places of worship

Amravati, April 22, 2020: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, on April 20 announced that all places of worship in the state would be given 5,000-rupee assistance. He made this announcement during a video conference with the District Collectors and Muslim religious leaders on the measures being taken to contain COVID-19. He thanked […]

Jesuit school in Mumbai housing migrant workers stranded by COVID-19 lockdown

When India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared a lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus on March 24, he gave the country just four hours’ notice. This was disastrous for India’s millions of migrant workers, who often leave their villages for jobs in the country’s large cities. These jobs are usually as day […]

Bom Jesus rector alleges neglect of historic basilica

One of India’s most historic churches is suffering from “sheer negligence” by the country’s main cultural protection body, according to its rector. The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa was consecrated in 1605 and houses the remains of St. Francis Xavier. Jesuit Father Patricio Fernandes says the “colossal negligence, incompetence and inefficiency” of the Archaeological […]

New chief for South Asia Jesuits appointed

Jesuit Superior General Father Arturo Sosa on April 30 appointed Father Jerome Stanislaus D’Souza as the head of South Asia region, the fastest growing Jesuit communities in the world. Father D’Souza, popularly called Father Stany, is the current provincial of Karnataka. He replaces Father George Pattery, who held the post for more than six years.

Covid-19: Artist who brought Gospel values to children dies

French Canadian artist Claude Lafortune, who hosted children’s programs based on the Gospel on national television, died of COVID-19 April 19. He was 83. Born in 1936, and sometimes compared to Mister Rogers for the way he treated children with reverence, Lafortune was a true scissors virtuoso who elevated do-it-yourself crafts to the rank of […]