Vatican City, Nov 19, 2018: The Vatican’s nativity scene will be a little bit different this year. In a departure from the traditional Neapolitan or Maltese figures of recent years, the scene of Christ’s birth will be entirely sculpted from sand. Beginning Nov. 17, four artists are beginning their workContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Nov. 18, 2018: Every person needs to revisit one’s comfort zones thinking of the poor, says a Jesuit educationist. Matters India talked to some people about the second “World Day of the Poor” declared by Pope Francis. It was celebrated on November 18 this year.Continue Reading
Ahmedabad, Nov 19, 2018: Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Nov. 17 said that bureaucracy is the biggest hurdle in development and need to be rectified. Delivering the concluding part of his lecture series as a guest faculty for the “Public Policy for Inclusive Development of India” course at IIM-Ahmedabad, theContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Tinsukia, Nov 18, 2018: Two men have launched a project to feed the hungry in the streets of Tinsukia, a commercial town in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. “We do not want anyone in the town to go to sleep on empty stomach. However, we onlyContinue Reading
Sudan: Nov 18: The first Jesuit of Kenyan nationality was killed in South Sudan, Fides News Agency reported . Victor Luke Odhiambo was shot and killed on the night of November 14 by a group of armed men who attacked the Jesuit community of Cueibet, in the state of Gok.Continue Reading
Hyderabad, Nov. 18, 2018: A man from Telangana was shot dead by a 16-year-old boy in the United States in a carjacking incident, according to information received by his relatives in India. Sunil Edla, 61, was killed by the boy outside his residence in Ventnor City in New Jersey atContinue Reading
By Clara Saminathan New Delhi, Nov. 18, 2018: An Indian prelate has called on those who engaged in education ministry in the country to support for the education of poor Catholic children. “In the face of the multiple pressures that all of us have while running Catholic educational institutions, weContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov. 18, 2018: A group of Church leaders at a seminar in Delhi stressed promotion of gender justice in Church institutions. United Christian Action (UCA) organized the seminar on workplaces for women on November 17 at Nishman School, Delhi. Speakers included advocates Anupama BhatContinue Reading
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Kochi, Nov. 17, 2018: An article published in Vijnaana Kairali, a monthly publication of the state-run Kerala Bhasha Institute, has become the center of controversy after commenting on the practice of confession in Catholic churches. The article has sparked criticism from the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) as well asContinue Reading