Thiruvananthapuram: Noted Malayali violinist and music composer Balabhasker (40) has passed away on October 2 morning. He was undergoing treatment after the car he was travelling met with an accident in Thiruvananthapuram on 25 September. While Balabhaskar’s two-year-old daughter Tejaswini died on the spot, wife Lakshmi (38) and driver ArjunContinue Reading
Pope Francis has stressed the need for ongoing formation for couples, before and after marriage, saying that even the basic teachings of the Church “could not be taken for granted.” The pope spoke in an address to participants in a recent course on marriage and family life held in Rome.Continue Reading
Vatican City: Two bishops from China will for the first time attend a major Vatican meeting starting early October. Their presence at the synod will be the first tangible sign of a breakthrough deal between the Vatican and Beijing over bishop nominations. The Vatican confirmed on October 1 that BishopsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has expressed anguish over “ constant” media attacks on the Church implying that it was trying to cover up a sexual abuse case against a prelate. “This accusation does not correspond to the truth. Church authorities have studiedContinue Reading
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By Matters India Reporter Beirut: Ambassadors, members of the diplomatic corps and UN representatives were among those who on September 27 listened to a Jesuit priest presenting the findings of a path-breaking survey. The findings, entitled ‘Journeying Together,’ were the result of a collaborative research study between Universitie Saint JosephContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after Home Minister Rajnath Singh said at a public speech in Kerala that Rohingyas have started entering Kerala, a communication from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) marked ‘secret’ claimed that a huge number of Rohingyas are coming to Kerala by train. The communication is dated September 26Continue Reading