Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 15 (ANI): Police arrested and later released on bail a priest of the Stella Maris Church in Willingdon Island here on Wednesday morning for allegedly gathering people and celebrating Holy Mass, in defiance of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], April 12 (ANI): Members of the Christian community in Kottayam on Sunday watched the live streaming of Easter prayers, being held in the churches.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 12 (ANI): Archbishop Mar Antony Kariyil, of Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese of Syro-Malabar Church, led Easter prayers at Major Archbishop's House Chapel in Kochi on Sunday.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 12 (ANI): On the occasion of Easter, members of CSI Immanuel Church in Chennai distributed food among the municipal corporation workers amid coronavirus outbreak.
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Churches across the country on Easter wore a deserted look as mass gatherings have been suspended in view of the coronavirus outbreak.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 12 (ANI): As the mass gatherings have been suspended across the country in view of the coronavirus outbreak, churches in Maharashtra's Mumbai remain closed on Easter.
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 12 (ANI): The Easter midnight prayers were held at 'Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church' in Panaji without an assembled congregation keeping with the restrictions in place due to the nationwide lockdown.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 11 (ANI): The nationwide lockdown imposed to fight the coronavirus spread in the country has dampened the spirit of Easter with mass gatherings suspended in all the churches in Tamil Nadu ahead of Easter on April 12.
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Devotees this year will have to celebrate Easter Sunday at their homes due to the nationwide lockdown enforced in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, as churches across the country will remain closed, while some of them are live-streaming services.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 10 (ANI): Mass gatherings at churches across the country were suspended on the occasion of Good Friday, amid the nationwide lockdown imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus.
Wayanad/Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 10 (ANI): With visits to the church and other religious places suspended across the country, churches in Wayanad and Kochi conducted prayer services on the occasion of Good Friday.
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], April 8 (ANI): A local church has decided to donate money collected for the renovation of the church to the fishermen community who have been hit hard due to national lockdown.