By Matters India Reporter Manila, The Philippines: Following Jesus is not seasonal, said a Filipino bishop. “Following Jesus is not seasonal or when it is convenient or when we decide to follow Him. It is every day. It is living out what we have committed ourselves to,” Bishop Honesto F.Continue Reading

By James Dsouza Three hundred young people from around the world had been chosen to come to Rome in preparation for the XV Synod of Bishops to take place in October 2018 to treat the topic: “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment.” The main objective of the pre-synod ofContinue Reading

Singapore: More than 140 people, from teens to senior citizens, took part in a special barefoot Way of the Cross across Singapore recently. The annual event, called Crucis Singapura, was organised by Jesus Youth Singapore. This was the eighth time that the group, part of the Jesus Youth movement whichContinue Reading

Bengaluru: Father Vineeth George CMF, a priest belonging to the Claretian Province of Bangalore, received the Rashtriya Gaurav Puraskar 2018 from Lt Gen K.M. Seth PVSM, the former Governor of Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura, at the India International Centre, New Delhi on March 26. The award consisted of aContinue Reading

For oncologists worldwide, India can look like a puzzling outlier when it comes to cancer. For one, despite reporting more than 1.5 million new cases every year, India’s cancer rate remains lower than, say, the economically advanced US. That’s about 100 cases per 100,000 people compared with 300 in theContinue Reading