By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Sept 1, 2023: A delegation from Skopje in North Macedonia, the birthplace of Saint Mother Teresa visited Kolkata, the base of her charity works around the world. The delegation visited the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity to pay their homage to the saint.Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Baliguda, Sept 1, 2023: The survivors of Odisha’s anti-Christian violence and their supporters have demanded the implementation of the Supreme Court’s 2016 order on compensation to the Kandhamal victims. They demanded in a memorandum prepared by about 2,000 people who observed on August 31 the 15th KandhamalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 31, 2023: The Indian Catholic bishops’ media institute in the national capital has celebrated “Rakshabandhan” (bond of protection), the festival of siblings with a group of Brahma Kumaris. The National Institute for Social Communications, Research, and Training (NISCORT) on August 30 welcomed theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporters Bangkok, Aug 29, 2023: The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences Office of Social Communication has launched a website to coordinate and promote communication of the Synod on Synodality in the region. Cardinal- nominee Sebastian Francis, bishop of Penang and the chairman of the office inaugurated theContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Sairang, Aug 23, 2023: At least 17 workers were killed August 23 after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed near Sairang area of Mizoram, police said. Several others are feared trapped at the site, as 35-40 workers were present when the incident occurred around 10 am. The mishapContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Aug 22, 2023: Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA), a premier association of Catholic journalists in the country, will honor Jose Kavi, noted journalist, writer, and editor with its prestigious Louis Careno National Award for “Excellence in Journalism.” An ICPA press release on August 22 says theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 20, 2023: A Catholic nun from southern India has won this year’s award for best reportage on Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA) that gives the annual award says it chose Sister Robancy A. Helen for authentically andContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Aug 14, 2023: A message from the Catholic bishops in India says celebrating the country’s 77th Independence Day calls for reaffirming people’s commitment to fostering a society built on justice, equality, and inclusivity. The message, “Reflecting on Independence and Unity,” issued on August 14, theContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Aug 14, 2023: A premier Konkani cultural organization in Mangaluru is now busy making a “soul searching” movie on the identity of the Konkani community in southern India. The center, Mandd Sobhan (beautiful stage), has researched for the past 15 years and documented the cultural rootsContinue Reading
By Pretesh Kiran Bengaluru, Aug 12, 2023: Bengaluru’s St. John’s Medical College launched its diamond jubilee celebrations on August 12 with a minister of Karnataka state hailing the institution’s selfless service to mankind. St. John’s “is the first private medical college in Karnataka” and its “quality of selfless service towardsContinue Reading