Kolenchery, Aug. 25, 2019: The decades-old fight between two factions of the Malankara Church in Kerala has been playing out even in graveyards. Wary of this factional war, a family in Kerala has decided to donate the body of their 86-year-old mother for medical research, instead of sully her memoryContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 25, 2019: The Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) on Aug. 24 issued a notice to expelled nun, Sister Lucy Kalappura, asking her to withdraw two cases she had filed against the convent and tender an unconditional apology if she wanted to continue staying in the convent. The 54-year-old nun,Continue Reading
Mattersindia Reporter Phulbani, August 25, 2019: Various parishes of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar offered special prayers for the victims of Kandhamal pogrom on August 25. “We had today prayer service and special prayers were offered for those who died in Kandhamal violence of 2008,” Father Udayanath Bishoyi, parish priest ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, August 25, 2019: Jesuit social activist Father Irudaya Jothi has been nominated for this year’s “Nation Builders Award 2019”. “I am indeed happy to convey to you, that Rotary International (RI) Dist 3291 has decided to confer the prestigious ‘Nation Builders Award 2019’ on youContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, August 25, 2019: An Indian Administrative Service officer has tendered his resignation saying he wants his freedom of expression back. “We got into the service thinking that we can provide voice to people, but then we ended up with our own voice being taken away from us,” said KannanContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 24, 2019: Arun Jaitley, a former finance minister of India and an alumnus of a Jesuit school, died on August 24 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He was 66. Jaitely, a stalwart of the Bharatiya Janata Party, wasContinue Reading
Kottayam, August 23, 2019: The Principal Sessions Court in Kottayam, Kerala, has convicted 10 people in the murder of a Dalit Christian youth. Jjudge C. Jayachandran on August 22 agreed the murder of Kevin P Joseph was a case of honor killing. The court approved the prosecution’s argument that racialContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, August 23, 2019: Some members of the Church of South India (CSI) have petitioned Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan against giving state guest status to Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby of the Church of England when he arrives in Kerala later this month. Those opposing the plan include ReverendContinue Reading
Kalpetta, Aug 21: The Vellamunda police have registered a case against a senior priest and five nuns on the charge of defaming Sister Lucy Kalappura, who was expelled by the Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) early this month . The police registered the case on Aug 21 after St. Lucy filedContinue Reading
New Delhi, Aug. 21, 2019: The stretch between Jhandewalan and Ramlila Maidan in central Delhi turned into a sea of blue as thousands of Dalits from various parts of the country hit city streets on Wednesday to protest the recent demolition of a Ravidas Mandir in the national capital. TheContinue Reading