By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 26, 2022: The leader of a Catholic laity forum March 26 welcomed the refusal of the Indian Supreme Court to entertain a petition seeking the establishment of a board to monitor Christian missionaries’ activities. “Good directive from the Supreme Court,” says chhotebhai, convenerContinue Reading
By C M Paul Bengaluru, March 25, 2022: A Ukrainian nun studying in India hopes for a miracle of peace for her war-ravaged nation with the consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. “In spiritual life, the act of good will sometimes is more important thanContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Bangalore, March 23, 2022: Corporates in Bangalore in collaboration with Functional Vocational Training and Research Society (FVTRS) initiated a project to grant seed money for school dropout women to start business for their sustainable livelihood. In the initial stage, 200 selected prospective women entrepreneurs in BangaloreContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 23, 2022: A Catholic nun working among migrants on March 23 joined President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grieve over the death of 11 workers in Secunderabad, Telangana. At least 11 migrant workers from Bihar were charred to death afterContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Kolkata, March 18, 2022: The Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary in Kolkata March 18 celebrated Holi, the festival of colors, by organizing an inter-community goodwill gathering to spread the message of humanity, peace and environmental awareness. Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival, also known asContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, March 14, 2022: On March 13 the Church celebrated the feast of the Transfiguration. While the gospel was being read my thoughts raced ahead. The three Synoptic Gospels refer to the Transfiguration (cf Mat 17:1-8, Mk 9:2-8, Lk 9:28-36). Peter, who was present then, also alludes toContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Panaji, March 14, 2022: A candle vigil prayer was organized for Ukraine at St Sebastian’s Chapel, Fontainhas in the Goan capital of Panaji. The two-hour program on March 12 comprised Gospel music, songs and a message by Father Savio Fernandes, executive secretary of Council for SocialContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao: The Catholic bishop of India’s remotest diocese has appealed children to pray for their counterparts in war-torn Ukraine. Bishop George Pallipparambil of Miao made the appeal March 10 soon after Russian airstrikes hit a kindergarten in Dnipro city of Ukraine. “I appeal to all our childrenContinue Reading
Lviv, March 9, 2022: A photo of a statue of Jesus being removed from a Ukrainian cathedral and put into storage has prompted hundreds of retweets as the world grasps the full implications of the Russian shelling in Ukraine. The tweet about the statue, from the Armenian Cathedral of Lviv,Continue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Chennai, March 9, 2022: Priya Rajan is the first Dalit mayor of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu and India’s the fourth largest city with a population of nearly 10 million. She was sworn in on March 4. At 28, she is the youngest person and thirdContinue Reading