New Delhi, May 1, 2019: At least 16 persons, including 15 security personnel, were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on May 1, police said. The blast followed the Maoists torching 25 vehicles belonging to a road construction contractor earlier inContinue Reading
Paris, May 1, 2019: A hit documentary about how some Catholic priests allegedly abused nuns in different parts of the world, including India, has been pulled from the Franco-German television channel Arte after a priest complained to a German court. The big-budget media investigation, Sex Slaves in the Catholic Church,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 1, 2019: Pope Francis on May 1 transferred Bishop Derek Fernandes of Karwar to Belgaum as its new prelate, according to a press note from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India headquarters in New Delhi. The announcement was made at noon in Rome,Continue Reading
Colombo, May 1, 2019: Public Mass in the terror-hit Sri Lanka would resume in certain Catholic churches from May 5 and no bags will be allowed inside churches as part of the tight security measures, according to Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith. All public church services were cancelled after the Easter SundayContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena SS.CC. Rome, April 30, 2019: A training program in Rome has helped priests and nuns handling funds in their congregations and dioceses learn the components of project management and theories of fundraising. “Right step and right direction for congregations to learn fundraising in this changing time,” remarkedContinue Reading