A large number religious women is in the forefront of the Catholic Church’s humanitarian works among those affected by the nationwide lockdown.

Amrat Talitha Kum India, or just Amrat, is one of the largest networks of women religious engaged in anti-human trafficking activities. It has members from 76 women religious congregations working in various parts of India.

Its members have left no stone unturned to reach out to the people at this time of unexpected and ill-equipped lockdown.

They went to serve the poor and the needy without any hesitation.

They told the local administration that they are part of the Church, which is in forefront of relief works among people caught in the lockdown.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown from that midnight. When the time was over, he extended it further until May 3.

The Amrat members, who work in 23 Indian states, risked their lives to rush out to help the needy. “What will happen to our people, if we do not launch out to help them at this precarious juncture,” was the uppermost thought in all of them.