Panaji (Goa) [India], June 25 (ANI): Goa Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao on Wednesday said churches will be allowed to reopen if the concerned authorities comply with all the safety protocols in view of COVID-19 outbreak.
Panaji (Goa) [India], June 7 (ANI): Churches and mosques in Goa have decided to remain closed for some more time, even though the state government has allowed reopening of religious places from Monday as part of the lockdown relaxations.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 27 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa on Wednesday said that his government will re-open temples, mosques and churches in the state after May 31.
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], May 22 (ANI): Christ College of Engineering, Irinjalakuda, has developed a technology to aid churches to carry out the religious practice of confession with mandatory social distancing as per COVID-19 guidelines.
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], May 16 (ANI): Churches in Mizoram have accepted the state government's request to use church halls as quarantine facilities amid coronavirus crisis.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 8 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Friday said that the petitioner, seeking directions to allow opening of churches in the state in the wake of various lockdown relaxations, can move a representation for modification of the lockdown guidelines.
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.
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.
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.