By Felix Anthony Mumbai, Dec 1, 2021: The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA) on December 1 expressed deep concern over the media’s failure to become the watchdog of governance in the country. Media, the fourth pillar of democracy has failed in its sacred duty of scrutinizing the government’s policies andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Dec. 1, 2021: The Kerala High Court on December 1 reduced the duration of jail term of a former Catholic priest, who was convicted for raping and impregnating a teenager. The bench of Justice Narayana Pisharoty heard the appeal of Robin Vadakkumchery against the 20-yearContinue Reading
By F. M. Britto Parsahi, Nov 30, 2021: “We have come to be prayed over, Father,” reverently pleaded a strange couple standing at my entrance. The couple’s sight produced compassion in my heart. The man stood without any footwear, wore worn out clothes, had no money even for a haircutContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Nov 28, 2921: A Catholic woman theologian says a recent national survey has revealed how deeply entrenched are patriarchal attitudes in Indian women. The National Family Health Survey shows that around 80 percent women in three Indian states justified men beating their wives. More thanContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Dhajea, Nov 28, 2021: A rural village in Darjeeling Hills on November 28 organized open air concert of orchestra pieces and cultural dances in memory of the founder of a Catholic mission. Dhajea Busty mission was started in the 1990s by Italian Salesian Father Luigi Jellici,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 28, 2021: Catholic communicators from across Asia have stressed responsible and effective media to help people face uncertainty and disruptions in life brought by the continuing pandemic. “We believe that responsible dissemination of information is necessary in these pandemic times when misinformation andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, Nov 23, 2021: Alka Verma, a leading advocate of the Patna High Court, November 23 urged the students of a Jesuit college to protect the Indian Constitution, a charter of values and principles that protected rights of citizens and offered them equal opportunities. “We shouldContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 22, 2021: Father Theodore Bowling, the oldest and last American member of the Patna Jesuit province, died November 22 in Pune, western India. He was 97. The death occurred at 11:30 am at Sahyadri Hospital in Pune after suffering a brief period ofContinue Reading
By John Malvino Alfonso Pilar, Nov 20, 2021: The canonization process of Venerable Agnelo, a 20th-century saintly priest of Goa, entered another stage after a favor received through his intercession was sent to Rome after the diocesan scrutiny. This was announced at a function November 20 to celebrate the 94thContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 19, 2021: In a surprise address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi November 19 announced the repeal of three controversial farm laws that caused massive farmer protests across India. The announcement came on Guru Purab, the birthday of Guru Nanak, founder ofContinue Reading