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Church renovator keeps silver jubilee of priesthood

On: November 17, 2024

Matters India Reporter Kolkata, November 16, 2024: A church renovator priest of Baruipur diocese located in the suburbs of Kolkata

Pilgrim Cross, Mary icon journey through Goa parishes

On: October 25, 2024

By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Oct 25, 2024: A cross made of 198 pieces of wood and an icon of Mother

Nun who became “mother” to Malappuram Muslim women dies

On: October 24, 2024

By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Oct 24, 2024: Church leaders have mourned the death of a well-known social worker and reformer,

Moral theologians address challenges in biomedical ethics in India

On: October 23, 2024

By Carlos Luis Secunderabad, Oct 23, 2024: Around 60 Catholic moral theologians from across India have spent three days in

Contextualized academic research attempts conflict resolution

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Shilanand Kerketta Maram, November 23, 2024: A premier college in

Was Jesus chaste?

On: November 22, 2024

In: Blog

By chhotebhai Kanpur, Nov 22, 2024: Please don’t make haste,

Waqf Board, Islamophobia…Where are the sane voices and calls for dialogue?

On: November 21, 2024

In: Commentary

M.K.George Sunday morning. I was rudely awakened by a forward

Fact-finding team blames Odisha administration for mango-kernel deaths

On: November 16, 2024

By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, Nov 15, 2025: A four-member team that probed food poisoning deaths in an Odisha village blames the eastern Indian state’s negligent public distribution system among other reasons. “The families in Mandipanka village had not received ration for three months,” the team, commissioned by the Odisha

Interreligious conference marks birth anniversary of founder of Sikhism

On: November 14, 2024

Workshop dispels fears of Artificial Intelligence among educators

On: November 12, 2024

Nuns’ development center transforms village girls in northeast

On: October 14, 2024

By George Kommattam Guwahati, Oct 14, 2024: Lalhriatpuii says that the time she spent in Centre for Development Initiative has transformed her life. “All that I learned from here has given me hope,” says the young girl from Tualbungin Mizoram, a state in northeastern India. Lalhriatpuii (people in Mizoram goes

Agra Catholic college alumnus among world’s largest history prize winners

On: October 22, 2024

By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 22, 2024: A former student of Agra’s St Peter’s College has brought glory to the Catholic institution by winning the world’s largest history prize this year. Tripurdaman Singh is among nine research scholars to win the Dan David Prize that celebrates the next

Indian Salesian students win third prize at global film fest

On: October 20, 2024

Synod highlights needs of poor, refugees: Sister Nirmalini

On: October 18, 2024

North Bengal varsity discuss internationalization of education

On: November 21, 2024

By Manish Prasad Siliguri, November 20, 2024: In the wake of India reclaiming its position as the leading source of international students in the US for 2023-24 academic year, University of North Bengal Siliguri organized a lecture on “Traversing the Terrain of Internationalisation of Education” by Salesian Fr. Prof. George

Kandhamal survivor joins medicine after clearing India’s toughest exam

On: October 24, 2024

Alumni bishops light up hope at Salesian centenary seminar

On: October 10, 2024

Mexico’s Stan Swamy assassinated

By: Irudhaya Jothi

On: October 22, 2024

By Irudhaya Jothi Bankura, Oct 22, 2024: Jesuit Father Marcelo Pérez, who like his Indian counterpart Stan Swamy, advocated indigenous and labour rights, was assassinated in Mexico, according to information received on October 22. Father Pérez, a member of the

South Korean author awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

On: October 10, 2024

By Matters India Reporter Stockholm, Oct 11, 2024: The 2024

Brazilian nun wins UN refugee prize for work with migrants

On: October 9, 2024

By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 9, 2024: A

China cuts children’s online gaming to one hour

On: August 31, 2021

The National Press and Publication Administration told state-run news agency Xinhua that game-playing would be only allowed between 8pm to 9pm. It also instructed gaming companies to prevent children playing outside these times. Earlier this month a state media outlet branded online games “spiritual opium”. Inspections of online gaming companies

Multiple global websites crash in Internet outage

On: June 8, 2021

New Delhi: A huge swathe of national and international news sites crashed on June 8 night including the New York Times, CNN and the BBC. Many sites were offline for up to an hour after an issue affecting their cloud platform technology. In New Zealand, TVNZ OnDemand, RNZ and Trade

Google Doodle to feature throwback series of popular past Doodle games

On: April 27, 2020

April 27, 2020: For the next two weeks, Google will feature a throwback series of Google Doodle games. Starting today and for the next two weeks, Google will feature one past Doodle game everyday for people to play and pass their time as they stay home. “As COVID-19 continues to

Are we responding to the cry of the poor?

On: November 14, 2024

By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Nov 14, 2024: On October 15, the 2024 Global Hunger Index was released ranking India 105 out of 127 countries; India has a level of hunger that is serious. A recent World Bank report stated, “almost

Donald Trump and Kerala Christians

On: November 10, 2024

By M K George Rome, Nov 10, 2024: My own experience during the past week and the social media messages confirm that many Christians in Kerala, and Christians of Kerala origin in the U S, are delighted about the victory

Exhibition of paintings by Capuchin priests concludes

On: May 8, 2018

Thrissur: Stigmata, An exhibition of paintings by Fr. Joby Maryson Capuchin and an exhibition of pen sketches by Fr. R.V. Capuchin was held at Kerala Lalithakala Acadami in Thrissur from 30 April to 5 May 2018. Fr Joby Marson Capuchin, an ardent admirer of mural paintings, show-cased about 12 sets

Dangal gets ranked as number one film in China

On: January 5, 2018

Ever since, Aamir Khan’s 2016 smash hit Dangal has beaten all box office records to become the highest grossing Hindi film worldwide, crossing the Rs 2,000 crore (20000 million) mark, a limit even Bahubali 2: The Conclusion had failed to surpass, the film has continued to be in news for its

Kerala Tourism to hold festival of traditional folk arts

On: January 3, 2018

Thiruvananthapuram: Utsavam 2018, conceived as an attempt to rejuvenate the traditional folk art forms of Kerala, will be organized by the Kerala Tourism Department from January 6 to 12, 2018, across all 14 districts of Kerala, said Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Tourism, Cooperation and Devaswom, today. The festival, organised in