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The 30th annual conference and meeting of the Association of Moral Theologians of India (AMTI), conducted online on 15, 22 and 29 October 2020, focused on “Covid-19: Ethical Challenges.” The conference emphasised that Covid-19 Pandemic has raised great ethical challenges in the field of healthcare, migration, democracy, faith practices, use of technology, etc. New ethical principles have to be formulated to address these challenges. Inaugurating the conference on 15 October 2020 by Bp Stephen Chirappanath, Apostolic Visitator for the Syro-Malabar Faithful in Europe. In the Presidential Address, Dr Shaji George Kochuthara highlighted some of the theological challenges that Covid-19 poses: developing a theology and spirituality that makes lay people mature and independent in their spiritual life; a Family-centred, People-centred theology; to strengthen our social commitment; to engage the public square more effectively; to develop further a theology of Suffering, a theology of Hope, etc. The conference conducted in three sessions had nine papers. Besides, twenty eight participants shared their personal experience in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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