Tag: India
Rebuilding lives torn apart by Super Cyclone Amphan
Caritas India helps people back onto their feet after super cyclone destroys homes, kills more than 90
Death of young novice prompts soul searching in India
It’s the 20th mysterious death of a nun or novice in the Indian state of Kerala since 1987
Caritas aiding vulnerable disabled people caught up in India’s lockdown
Caritas has dedicated a special relief program in the Indian capital suited to the needs of differently abled people
Muslims, Hindus in locked-down India go digital for funerals, but not...
‘I hope God will forgive us for any mistakes committed but times like these are indeed bizarre and unnatural’
Indian state halts trains to keep migrant workers on the job
An Indian state on May 6 halted trains taking stranded migrant laborers home so that work on construction sites could restart, a move widely condemned as amounting to forced labor.
US religious freedom body tags India as ‘country of particular concern’
A United States government body has called for India’s inclusion on a religious freedom blacklist over what it described as a “drastic turn downward,...
In Modi’s India, virus fallout inflames divisions between Muslims and Hindus
Many Muslims feel unfairly blamed for spreading COVID-19
India charges Muslim leader with culpable homicide for coronavirus surge
Some have cautioned against fanning communal tension by laying the blame for the spread of the coronavirus on Muslim group
India’s poor fear starvation more than COVID-19
Hunger and uncertainty haunt daily wage earners during lockdown
Holy Week turns homes into ‘mini churches’ in India
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented action — Catholics go online and celebrate their faith during pandemic lockdown