Nirmala Carvalho

India has one sixth of the world population and one sixth of the reported cases. However, it accounts for only 10 per cent of deaths. Research by Indian scientists suggests that poor sanitation, lack of clean water and unsanitary conditions may have actually saved many lives from COVID-19.

The Principal Br. Joseph: the pandemic made St Catherine "respond positively and find solutions, so that the education of poor children continues".

The auxiliary bishop of Bombay talks about his days in intensive care. “Every time I breathed in, I would say in my mind 'Jesus in me' and when I exhaled 'and I in Him'. This made me aware of God’s presence in my life and around me.”

The priest, activist and defender of tribals in Jharkhand, was arrested on 8 October. He is 83 years old and has Parkinson's, but the court did not grant him release on bail.

The declaration of the bishops of Kerala. "The Pope has taught in the past that LGBT people are children of God and deserve special care and love." "The official position of the Pope is in complete accordance with the doctrine of the apostolic exhortation "Amoris Laetitia" issued in 2016".

The imam of the Nakhoda mosque: "if one brother is facing an injustice, the other brothers will not be silent spectators ...". Archbishop Thomas D'Souza: "He is a champion for human rights and the dignity of the poor and tribals ... therefore, we are here in solidarity, to tell him that he is not alone, we are with him". Father Felix Raj: Prophets Speak for the Poor, so does Fr. Stan. He has a spirit like Mother Teresa.

India’s most populous state leads in terms of religious intolerance and ranks first for anti-Christian violence. Radical Hindu groups have stormed private homes, interrupted liturgical services, and called in the police after accusing pastors and faithful of "forced conversions".

Father Stan worked for decades to protect the land rights of tribal communities in Jharkhand. He now stands accused of involvement with a violent Maoist movement. The Jesuit clergyman is the latest of a group of 16 people arrested, including well-known human rights defenders Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj, both lawyers, and Vernon Gonsalves and Varavara Rao, both writers.

Before the outbreak of the health crisis there were 753,000, over 200,000 in the US alone. Sent back to India by their universities, they ask for a reduction in university fees, faced with paying large sums of money for online courses that often don't work.

For over 50 years the Jesuit priest has been on the frontlines to defend the forest rights of the Adivasi in Jharkhand. For months he had been interrogated and faced with manipulated evidence. "This is an attack on the poor". Under the government of the BJP (Hindu nationalist), Fr. Swamy was also accused of sedition.

Mother Marie Gemma, superior of an Indian Carmel, tells of the joy of sharing with the whole world. A Bible course for all the cloistered convents of the province.

“This is a time to reflect. The pandemic is a time for us to understand more and more our responsibilities. It is a wake-up call. We have to take care of everyone,” says Card Gracias. “There are no limits, no borders, no walls to our heart, to our emotions, to this Gospel passage. This is the example that Jesus gives us.”