Father Suresh Mathew “The next wave of attacks on the Church could be for financial irregularities,” Cardinal George Pell, Vatican’s Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, had said a couple of years back. As one pores over the mountain of material flooding the media (specially in social media) onContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has kicked off the new year by shedding light on the plight of persecuted religious minorities in Asia, asking that Catholics join him in praying for these people and for religious freedom in their countries. The video, released Jan. 5, opens by showing images of differentContinue Reading
Hyderabad: Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry, the head of the Syro-Malabar Church that traces its origins to 52 AD, will formally dedicate the Shamshabad diocese to the Church on January 7 at a function here that will be attended by over 55 bishops and many other dignitaries. The Pope FrancisContinue Reading
Tura: An attempt by right wing Hindu fanatical groups allegedly led by Bajrang Dal and ABVP to forcibly try and organise their ritual of worship inside a Catholic institution in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday has sent shockwaves across the Christian community in Meghalaya. The Catholic Church in Garo Hills isContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A day after police foiled the attempt of a right wing Hindu group to perform aarti of Bharat mata in the premises of a Catholic post graduate college in Sagar diocese in Madhya Pradesh state, a fresh ultimatum has been issued to do it againContinue Reading
New Delhi: Cold conditions persisted in the northern states and claimed four lives in Uttar Pradesh as dense fog engulfed parts of the plains adding to the woes of the people. Gulmarg and Pahalgam in Kashmir and some places in Himachal Pradesh witnessed snowfall, while an avalanche hit a cabContinue Reading
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 itsContinue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram: Scores were injured at Bonacaud, around 50 kms from here, in clashes between police and believers under Neyyatinkara Latin Catholic Diocese who were taking out a procession on Friday (January 5 ) reportedly to install a holy cross atop a hill in the forest area. The agitation turned violentContinue Reading
Kochi: The Inquiry Commission, which looked into the controversial land deal of Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese, has found that there were lapses on the part of the Syro-Malabar church in the deal. According to the report of the Commission, the people concerned did not adhere to the canon law while effecting theContinue Reading
Kochi: The Syro-Malabar Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese presbyters’ council failed to meet here on January 4 as a handful of laymen prevented Cardinal George Alencherry from convening the session. The meeting was scheduled to discuss the inquiry commission report on the controversial land deals. “I was physically prevented by a group of laymenContinue Reading