By Purushottam Nayak Cuttack, Oct 24, 2022: Christians in Odisha say they contribute generously to the celebration of festival of their Hindu brethren as a gesture to foster solidarity and brotherhood. “I gladly gave 2,000 rupees, the amount decided by the Hindu Diwali committee for a Christian family,” said LazarusContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kolkata, Oct 15, 2022: India yet again holds a deplorable record of being a seriously hungry country. Among 121 countries India stood 107 with a score of 29.1. It falls under the “serious” category in the hunger meter according to the Global Hunger Index 2022 (GHI). WorldContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 8, 2022: Divine Word Father Pushpa Anbu has been elected the president of Islamic Studies Association (ISA), a group of Christian scholars on Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. The election took place October 8 at the association’s general body meeting at St Xavier’s School,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Khandwa, Oct 5, 2022: Khandwa diocese in central India has called off its three-day annual youth convention after right wing Hindu activists waylaid vehicles carrying the participants alleging that the program was for religious conversion. The diocese in Madhya Pradesh state has been holding the conventionContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Oct 4, 2022: The Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly continues to faces crisis after its apostolic administrator revoked a dispensation given to it to continue with the traditional Mass and ordered its priests to follow the Synod Mass with immediate effect. Archbishop Andrews Thazhath, the apostolic administrator,Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Surada, Oct 3, 2022: The Catholic Church in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has honored to its first native priest on completing 60 years of priesthood. More than 500 people October 3 joined Father Anselm Francis Biswal in the thanksgiving Mass October 3 at at SacredContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Oct 4, 2022: Sumanahalli, a Church-based leprosy rehabilitation center, has celebrated 45 years of its mission in Bengaluru with an interface between the beneficiaries, partners and donors. Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore, who opened the program on October 2 at the Francis Xavier’s School auditorium, commendedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Komali, Oct 2, 2022: A group of Jamatia tribe on October 2 pulled down a Catholic prayer shed a Komali village in the northeastern Indians state of Tripura The incident happened when some 15 Catholic families were attending the Sunday prayer service in the shed. “TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, Sept 30, 2022: The Bihar government on September 30 awarded Presentation Sister Dorothy Fernandes for her work for the economic empowerment of women in the eastern state for the past 25 years. Bihar Minister of Social Welfare Madan Sahani presented the award to Sister FernandesContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony New Delhi, Sept 28, 2022: A church-based tour operator was among this year’s winners of national tourism awards. The International Pilgrimage Revolution (IPR), directed by Father Tomy Joseph, received the award for the best inbound tour operator category from Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on September 27, theContinue Reading