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The Church has always stepped in in times of crisis, and its religious personnel are usually in the frontline.

Detained Jesuit priest Stanislaus Lourduswamy, known as Stan Swamy, has tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, May 30.

The Bombay High Court has ordered prison authorities on Friday, May 28, to immediately transfer detained Jesuit priest Stanislaus Lourduswamy, known as Stan Swamy, to a private hospital.

"I would rather suffer, possibly die very shortly if this were to go on," said Jesuit priest Stan Swamy.

Prices of basic goods have gone up in almost all states in India following the lockdown due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country.

A court in India has ordered prison officials on Wednesday, May 19, to bring detained Jesuit priest Stanislaus Lourduswamy, known as Stan Swamy, back to hospital for further consultation.

The health condition of detained Indian Jesuit priest Stan Swamy worsened on Wednesday, a day after was brought back to jail following a short visit to the hospital.

In his keynote address, Bishop Albert Hemrom of Dibrugarh (Assam), NESCOM chairman, stressed the need “to uphold truth in the context of fake news and distorted truth.

In an increasingly socially-fractured India, we need many more such sterling examples like the late Tarun Gagoi who would set a new benchmark in building an inclusive and tolerant society.

The Catholic Church in India has offered 60,000 hospital beds and other facilities for the use of COVID-19 patients amid the continuing surge of infections in the country.

The Salesians of Don Bosco is among religious congregations in India that have been in the forefront in responding to the needs of the most vulnerable during the pandemic.

Pope Francis prayed for India as the country’s total COVID-19 cases rose by over 400,000 for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday.

India's longest serving bishop, Philipose Mar Christostom, bishop emeritus of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, passed away on May 5. He was 103 years old on April 27.

An Indian Catholic priest who was known for being a film director, editor, cameraman, and script writer, died on Tuesday, May 5. He was 86.

Prayer for India

Even as India continues to report a daily COVID-19 infection rate of over 380,000 cases and the media is replete with distress stories from all over the country, several Catholic dioceses have come forward to help, in whatever way they can, those most affected.

Archbishop Emeritus Antony Anandarayar of Pondicherry-Cuddalore in India succumbed to COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 4. He was 76.

As the coronavirus pandemic worsens across India, a Catholic parish in the south Indian state of Kerala canceled a 211-year-old tradition of celebrating the feast of its patron saint.

The Catholic bishops of India blamed the government’s “complacency” and “negligence” for the recent surge in COVID-19 infections in the country.

It was a day of joy and thanksgiving as a remote tribe in the northeast of India celebrated its first religious vocation last week.