As Covid-19 spikes, Indian church officials look for ways to help

Catholic officials in India are working to support citizens in getting help during the second wave of Covid-19 and the accompanying lockdown. “Our priority now is to save as many lives as possible,” Archbishop Victor Henry Thakur of Raipur told ucanews.com. He said with movements restricted, the archdiocese is reaching out to as many people as possible through... Read More

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May 10, 2021

Covid-19 takes toll on Indian Church leaders

Amid thousands dying daily of Covid-19, even in rural areas of India, the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on Church leaders. Dozens of priests, scores of nuns and hundreds of laypeople have died during the second surge since mid-April. Bishop Basil Bhuriya, 65, of Jhabua became the first serving bishop victim of Covid-19 when he died at St Francis... Read More

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May 7, 2021

Pope prays emergency workers in India find strength to persevere

As India faces a massive surge in new infections and deaths caused by Covid-19, Pope Francis said he was praying for all those affected by the huge health emergency. With so many in India suffering, “I am writing to convey my heartfelt solidarity and spiritual closeness to all the Indian people, together with the assurance of my prayers that God will grant... Read More

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April 29, 2021

Catholic leaders urge India to deploy military to help with pandemic

As Covid-19 continues to claim thousands of lives daily in India, some Catholic leaders have called on the federal government to deploy the military to deal with the crisis before it worsens. “The second wave of Covid-19 is surely a national calamity, and the entire nation is struggling as thousands are dying and hundreds of thousands are getting infected daily,”... Read More

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April 28, 2021

‘Patients are dying in front of my eyes,’ says India hospital director

Catholic hospital directors in India have warned that they do not have enough facilities to treat patients as India set records for the number of Covid-19 deaths – numbers many people believe were underreported. “The situation is very bad. No beds available anywhere in the hospital. Patients are on the corridors and many are dying because no beds, no... Read More

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April 26, 2021

India reports Covid-19 patients dying of lack of oxygen

An oxygen leak at a government hospital in India has killed 22 Covid-19 patients as the entire country faces a huge shortage of oxygen to support pandemic-hit patients. Ucanews.com reported that the leak in the main liquid oxygen storage tank at Zakir Hussain Hospital in Maharashtra state led to a drop in the oxygen pressure of ventilators, and the patients died immediately on 21st April. “Any loss... Read More

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January 28, 2021

Cardinal Nichols calls on Indian Government to release unjustly imprisoned Jesuit

Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Fr Damian Howard SJ, Provincial of the Jesuits in Britain, have joined calls for the government of India to release Fr Stan Swamy, an 83-year-old Jesuit priest who has been unjustly imprisoned because of his work to support marginalised communities. Their open letter, published on India’s Republic Day, states: “UN representatives... Read More

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January 28, 2021

Yorkshire nurse in Indian lockdown so grateful for support

A Catholic nurse working in India has thanked a Leeds-based charity for its support. Sylvia Wright runs a residential school for 200 profoundly deaf children, an education and therapy centre for 100 severely disabled children and a nursing college for 120 students in Tiruvannamalai, in Tamil Nadu, southern India. The 83-year-old Yorkshire nurse and teacher... Read More

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November 24, 2020

Elderly Indian Jesuit says training, work help him cope in jail

An elderly Jesuit priest struggling in an Indian jail with ill health says he still finds happiness in listening to the stories of other inmates and credits his congregation for the training that helps him cope with his situation. Father Stan Swamy, 84, has been in Taloja Central Jail in Mumbai since 9th October following... Read More

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