COVID spreading in rural India with record daily rises in infections, deaths; churches to hold day of prayer and healing
Bengalaru, IndiaReuters India reported a record 412,262 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and a record 3,980 daily death toll, as a second wave of infections swamps the health system and spreads from cities into the vast countryside. COVID-19 infections in the world’s second most populous nation have surged past 21 million, with a death toll […]
India’s Catholic bishops urge date change for general elections after Holy Thursday scheduled as a voting day
The Catholic Bishops Conference of India has asked the country’s electoral commission to change one of the dates on which the country’s upcoming general election will be held, saying that scheduling voting in some states on 18th April, the day before Good Friday, could cause logistical problems for Christians. The electoral commission has announced that […]
India: senior church leaders call on Modi to help “control ideological hatred” in Jharkhand
World Watch Monitor In a strongly worded open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) called on him to intervene and “curb the spread of hate created by the BJP chief minister” of Jharkhand state. The letter follows the burning of a dummy replica of local Jharkhand Archbishop, Cardinal […]
Indian church leaders condemn killing of leading activist
BosNewsLife Gauri Lankesh. Indian church leaders have condemned the killing of one of the country’s leading journalists and activists, known for having publicly criticised what she saw as the persecution of Christians and other minorities in the mainly Hindu nation. Gauri Lankesh, a senior editor at the weekly tabloid Gauri Lankesh Patrike, was reportedly shot […]