The Catholic Christians community, Archdiocese of Bhopal contributed Rs 5 lakh to CM Relief Fund towards corona Virus'19. On behalf of the Archdiocese, Fr Maria Stephen, the PRO, Fr Edward Francis, the Procurator and Sudhir Sharma, Coordinator presented the cheque to the collector Tarun Pithode on 8th June 2020. The collector appreciated Archbishop and the diocese for their concern towards pandemic.
It should be noted that Archdiocese in collaboration with Ashaniketan Welfare Centre, MPSSS and BSSS college, PR Office and many religious Congregation distributed provisions for cooking, Masks, Medicine, cloths , food, water, milk etc to more than 50,000 daily wagers, contractual workers, construction labourers, migrants and the poor living in Durga Nagar Ward no 47, Nehru Nagar, Ayodhya Nagar, Idgah Hills, Jehangirabad, Dwarka Nagar, Janta Quarters, Meera Nagar Ratanpur, Arera colonies, Kolar, Budgery, Katara Hills Spring Valley, Bairagarh, Old Lambakheda, Anna Nagar besides Sehore, Ashta, Hoshangabad and Harda during entire lockdown.
Archdiocese also activated ASHADEEP, a centre for Wholeness for on line counseling. Above thousands are getting immense help from its Counselors and psychologists till today. Fr. Maria Stephen told that - all our schools and congregation belonged to fathers and sisters are doing great service to the poorer and labourers under the banner of the Archdiocese, especially Holy cross school, St Joseph's Coed School, Pillar fathers, CMI congregation, Servite Sisters Society, Holy Family and FCC Congregation, Holy Spirit Sisters, Benedictine society, Franciscans, Dominican sisters etc. It has extended its hands to the government in conducting corona survey for 8659 families in Bhopal city.
Archdiocese of Bhopal is a religious society looking after four districts Harda, Hoshangabad, Sehore and Bhopal.
It serves the poorest of the poor through educational institutions, social service centers, old age homes, hospitals, leprosy ashram, homes for Street and abandoned children and many more services doing its best of ability for the society.