By Nirmala Carvalho “Education has a vital role to play” to build peace, given that we live “in a multi-cultural and multi-religious society,” Fr. Magi Murzello rector of St Andrews College in Mumbai told AsiaNews. He is also the editor of Edu Focus, a magazine that is distributed to principals,Continue Reading
New Delhi, Aug. 4, 2019: A new report by UN women has claimed that female journalists “continue to be denied their fair share” at major media organisations in India. “Gender Inequality in Indian Media” report says that women were better represented online than in newspaper and TV. While 26.3% topContinue Reading
Kochi, August 4, 2019: With only a few days remaining for the Syro-Malabar Church Synod, a group of dissident priests of Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese has sent a letter to all participating bishops and the Vatican, citing the ‘misdeeds’ of Cardinal George Alencherry which led to major financial loss in the Archdiocese.Continue Reading
Jaunpur, August 2, 2019: An addict to gambling, who bet his wife, allegedly allowed a friend and a relative to gang-rape her after losing his stake. The police in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur initially refused to file a case based on the woman’s complaint, but registered a First Information Report afterContinue Reading
Jabalpur, August 2, 2019: The Jabalpur High Court has sent a notice to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who represents Bhopal in the Lok Sabha, on a petition accusing her of making communal speeches during her election campaign. The court has asked the Hindu religious woman and a member of theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 2, 2019: The first six months of 2019 witnessed 158 incidents of violence against Christians in 23 states of India, says United Christian Forum, based on the records of its helpline. Among the 158 incidents recorded, 130 relate to attacks or intimidation andContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 31, 2019: The Indian government should extend a formal invitation to Pope Francis to travel to the country as a vast section of people are waiting for the Papal visit, a Congress member said in Lok Sabha on July 31. Kodikunnil Suresh, Chief Whip of Congress inContinue Reading
Guwahati, July 31, 2019: Church leaders in the north-eastern region have accused the present federal government of trying to undermine the role of missionaries in spreading quality education in the country. “Not a single word about the significant contributions of Christian missionaries in providing and making quality education accessible toContinue Reading
By James Gorman July 30, 2019 At a neighborhood meeting on street dogs in Vadodara, a city of two million people in the Indian state of Gujarat, residents complained that the dogs were stealing shoes left on racks outside their homes. One woman said that unfortunately, the dogs preferred newContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, July 31, 2019: Archbishop William D’Souza of Patna on July 31 urged students of a Jesuit college to imbibe right moral values as they strive to become achievers in life. “All of us want to succeed in life. We want to be achievers. But theContinue Reading