By Felix Anthony Tezpur, Dec. 29, 2018: The mortal remains of Bishop Emeritus Robert Kerketta, the first native Catholic prelate of northeastern India, were laid to rest on December 27 in Tezpur, Assam. All the bishops of the region’s 15 dioceses attended the funeral and burial of Bishop Kerketta atContinue Reading
By Rajiv Theodore New Delhi, Dec. 29, 2018: Meet India’s army of manual scavengers who operate in that twilight zone maintaining drains, sewers, septic tanks, railway tracks all with their bare hands without any protective gear or masks. Not to mention that they also carry and dispose of human excreta.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 29, 2018: It was in the second week of December that advocate Jose Abraham received a call from the Austrian Embassy in Delhi requesting for a meeting. The subsequent meeting made things different for ever for the Pravasi Legal Cell, a New Delhi-basedContinue Reading
By Jose Abraham New Delhi, Dec. 29, 2018: Access to competent legal services is too costly for many Indians to afford, especially for people on the move. Migrants, within and outside the country, lack normal support systems to approach the legal system. It was with the purpose of assisting suchContinue Reading
By Robin Gomes Vatican City, Dec. 28, 2018: The president-elect of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) has made an urgent appeal to the Church in Asia to reach out in solidarity and support to the survivors of the devastating tsunami that struck Indonesia nearly a week ago. “OnContinue Reading
Panaji, Dec. 28, 2018: Christmas should help people lead lives with values like ‘samvedana’ (sensitivity) and ‘karuna’ (compassion), which form the ethos of the Indian civilization, Goa’s Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao said in his annual civic reception address on Dec. 28. “May he lead our lives along the paths ofContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Nashilk, Dec. 28, 2018: More than 4,800 Salesian scouts and guides from around the country are scheduled to congregate at Nashik, a holy city in Maharashtra state, for their annual national gathering titled, Boscoree. Organized by the Mumbai Province of the Salesians of Don Bosco, theContinue Reading
Athens, Dec. 28, 2018: A crudely-made bomb exploded outside one of Athens‘ most important churches on December 27, injuring its caretaker and a police officer. The incident has troubled authorities as the attack took place without warning in one of the capital’s busiest areas. Police officials said the timed deviceContinue Reading
By Anjana Sankar Abu Dhabi, Dec. 28, 2018: An Indian expat who made a daring escape from his employer in Saudi Arabia alleging abuse has received help from the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, officials have confirmed. Mohammed Issaq, 33, from Kerala ran away from his employer when they wereContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Rome, Dec. 28, 2018: Forty six years ago when Giuseppe Ianni began working on a nativity scene in Rome people asked, “What are you doing?” He answered them, “I am setting up the most beautiful Nativity scene in Rome and the Pope will visit it.” The PopesContinue Reading