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Nuncio joins Latin and Syro-Malabar bishops at Chrism Mass
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, March 27, 2024: Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli on March 26 joined prelates from the
Goa chapel community conducts Stations of the Cross with homebound
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, March 27, 2024: A chapel community in Panaji has organized the Way of the Cross for
Church becomes makeshift hospital for bedridden, elderly
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, March 26, 2024: A Catholic church in Kerala was recently transformed into a makeshift hospital
Pauline nuns spread Lenten message through Mary’s eyes
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Bandra, March 22, 2024: The Daughters of St Paul on March 22 concluded their 36-day program of
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Indian nun accused of minor’s suicide gets bail
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Will you allow Jesus to wash your feet?
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Catholic media in India mourns revolutionary editor’s death
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 28, 2024: Catholic communicators
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Catholic media in India mourns revolutionary editor’s death
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 28, 2024: Catholic communicators in India have mourned the death of James Kottoor, a former editor of the Chennai-based New Leader publication and a prolific writer who helped spread the Vatican II reforms in India. Kottoor died March 27 in Kochi, Kerala, where he
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Indians among those trained to serve migrants better
By Rani Punnasseril Manila, Feb 19, 2024: As many as 54 people, including 22 from India, working among migrants in Asia were given special training to attend to migrants in the subcontinent. The February 12-17 program in the Philippines capital of Manila was organized by the Vatican Dicastery for Integrated
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Three Egyptian Coptic monks killed in South Africa
Pretoria, March 13, 2024: Three Egyptian Coptic monks have been “brutally killed” inside a monastery in South Africa, the Church has said. “Three monks were subjected to a criminal assault inside our Coptic monastery,” a spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox
Pope calls for release of kidnapped nuns in Haiti
By Matters India Reporter Vatican City, Jan 21, 2024: Pope
Pope Francis mourns deaths in Japan earthquake
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Nothing ‘right’ about India’s Human Rights Commission
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, March 27, 2024: The accreditation review of the National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRCI) is scheduled to take place in the last week of March and in the last week of April. This year, the
How do Electoral Bonds threaten democracy
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, March 16, 2024: The Election Commission has uploaded the list of the donors of electoral bonds as ordered by the Supreme Court. Many political analysts and journalists studied the list and revealed that most donors
YOUTH
Fransalian media academy taps youth power to highlight Christ’s Passion
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, March 27, 2024: A sound and light program on Christ’s passion staged by a Fransalian media academy in collaboration with some parish youth has impressed many in the southern Indian city of Chennai. “My eyes were filled with tears throughout the program,” said a woman
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China cuts children’s online gaming to one hour
The National Press and Publication Administration told state-run news agency Xinhua that game-playing would be only allowed between 8pm to 9pm. It also instructed gaming companies to prevent children playing outside these times. Earlier this month a state media outlet branded online games “spiritual opium”. Inspections of online gaming companies
Multiple global websites crash in Internet outage
New Delhi: A huge swathe of national and international news sites crashed on June 8 night including the New York Times, CNN and the BBC. Many sites were offline for up to an hour after an issue affecting their cloud platform technology. In New Zealand, TVNZ OnDemand, RNZ and Trade
Google Doodle to feature throwback series of popular past Doodle games
April 27, 2020: For the next two weeks, Google will feature a throwback series of Google Doodle games. Starting today and for the next two weeks, Google will feature one past Doodle game everyday for people to play and pass their time as they stay home. “As COVID-19 continues to
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Exhibition of paintings by Capuchin priests concludes
Thrissur: Stigmata, An exhibition of paintings by Fr. Joby Maryson Capuchin and an exhibition of pen sketches by Fr. R.V. Capuchin was held at Kerala Lalithakala Acadami in Thrissur from 30 April to 5 May 2018. Fr Joby Marson Capuchin, an ardent admirer of mural paintings, show-cased about 12 sets
Dangal gets ranked as number one film in China
Ever since, Aamir Khan’s 2016 smash hit Dangal has beaten all box office records to become the highest grossing Hindi film worldwide, crossing the Rs 2,000 crore (20000 million) mark, a limit even Bahubali 2: The Conclusion had failed to surpass, the film has continued to be in news for its
Kerala Tourism to hold festival of traditional folk arts
Thiruvananthapuram: Utsavam 2018, conceived as an attempt to rejuvenate the traditional folk art forms of Kerala, will be organized by the Kerala Tourism Department from January 6 to 12, 2018, across all 14 districts of Kerala, said Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Tourism, Cooperation and Devaswom, today. The festival, organised in