A number of Christian organizations and churches in India and Nepal are on the verge of collapse owing to a lack of leadership, as more pastors and Christian leaders die as a result of COVID-19.
On June 7, religious minorities in Gujarat filed a joint petition in the High Court, requesting that the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (Amendment) Act be overturned, claiming that it restricts their ability to administer their educational institutions.
Medical professionals are being attacked, and COVID-19 vaccines are being avoided by tribal people, including Christians, in remote regions of Jharkhand, for fear of death and fever.
India recorded 1,34,154 new COVID-19 cases and 2,887 associated fatalities in the last 24 hours, with the majority of cases coming from Tamil Nadu, which contributed almost 25,000 new infections.
With the rising number of COVID-19 fatalities, Christians are abandoning the customary method of burying the deceased in coffins in favor of cremating the body and transporting the ashes in urns to the graveyard for entombment in order to save burial space.
Last Saturday, the Supreme Court of India appointed a 12-member National Task Force to devise an oxygen delivery plan that is scientifically sound, fair and equitable for COVID-19 patients in all states and union territories.
Despite the devastating COVID pandemic in India, the general secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) says there is still hope and God is still at work.
Pope Francis wrote to the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) on May 6 to express his sincere sympathy and spiritual closeness to all Indians facing the coronavirus pandemic.
The Supreme Court of India ruled on Friday that the central government and states in the country cannot censor those who criticize the handling of COVID-19 or circumstances related to the pandemic on social media.
As the number of COVID-19 infections continues to rise, countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan and Pakistan have pledged their support by promising to provide India with medical assistance in order to effectively combat the COVID-19 crisis.
On May 7, Catholic leaders in India plan to observe a day of fasting and prayer, pleading with God to intervene and save the country from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
COVID-19 has pushed the healthcare system to its breaking point. As hospitals struggle to meet rising demand, unexpected accidents in overburdened health facilities worsen the situation.
