By Matters India Reporter Jalandhar, April 1, 2019: Jalandhar diocese’s Pope-appointed administrator on April 1 clarified that an institution raided by police recently does not belong to the diocese, although managed by its priests. The Enforcement Directorate on March 29 raided “Sahodaya” (rising together) and allegedly recovered huge amount ofContinue Reading
Mumbai, Apr. 1, 2019: Don Bosco High School, Matunga, has been the cradle of sports and academics in many ways.Over the years, there have been great names who have received instruction at this illustrious institution established in 1950. Although giving physical education and sports the requisite weightage in the schoolContinue Reading
Apr. 1, 2019: The Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC) and Internet Archive (IA) announced Mar. 30 that they are making a large corpus of Buddhist literature available via the Internet Archive. This collection represents the most complete record of the words of the Buddha available in any language, plus manyContinue Reading
Apr. 1, 2019: The all-women board on the Vatican women’s magazine have resigned citing a campaign to discredit them and put them “under the direct control of men”. Founder Lucetta Scaraffia said pressure on staff at Women Church World had intensified after it had published reports about sexual abuse ofContinue Reading
Panjim, Apr. 1, 2019: The Rector Major, Fr Angel Fernandez Artime, 10th successor of Don Bosco, won the hearts of the Salesian family and Goans with his smile and his simplicity. Fr Angel, who is on his first visit to Goa and fourth overall to India, says the prime reasonContinue Reading
Warsaw, April 1, 2019: Catholic priests in Poland have burned books they say are sacrilegious, including tomes from British author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series of fantasy novels. “We obey the Word,” priests said in a Facebook post showing photographs of the public book burning and quoting Biblical passages fromContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad, April 1, 2019: The Federation of Telugu Churches has urged Christians in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to vote for candidates who promote India’s secular and pluralistic character and foster communal harmony and peace. Vote for those “who strive for social justice and equality of theContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Chinnasalem, April 1, 2019: A mob, allegedly instigated by Hindu right-wing groups, attacked a Catholic school in Tamil Nadu after one of its girl students committed suicide. More than 200 people on March 26 came on a truck and rampaged Little Flower Higher Secondary School, Chinnasalem,Continue Reading