Leo Cornelio, the Archbishop of Bhopal requests all the religions to come together at their individual homes for a day of prayer, fasting and sacrifice on May 14.
As we all know that the whole world has been shaken due to fast spreading pandemic virus, it becomes necessary for all to devote one day in prayers and fasting from spreading pandemic virus.
Archbishop in his message said that - Pope Francis has invited people all religion to have a one-day prayer with fasting to invoke divine intervention to save the humanity.
In keeping with the appeal of Pope Francis, I urge all the religions of different faith to join Catholic Christians and non catholic believers, fathers and sisters, in spending a day of prayer and fasting to liberate mankind from the wrath of Corona Virus'19 on Thursday.
We all know that doctors, health workers and nurses are engaged day and night in the service of people who are suffering from Covid 19 as well as making every effort to save their lives. But it is also necessary to have divine grace to make their efforts more successful he added.
Fr Maria Stephen, the PRO said that the universal Church remembers St Corona, the patroness of Corona virus19 on her feast day, which falls on 14th May. So it is fitting that we, irrespective of our different faith, come together with our families in our homes for one day prayer and fasting to overcome the prevailing situation and it is the need of hour to intervene God's blessings he added.