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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
