By Matters India Reporter MUMBAI, September 1, 2026: The United Christian Forum has appealed to Maharashtra’s government to defer enforcement of the newly enacted Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, warning that its provisions could be misused against Christians and other minorities. In a memorandum dated August 31, addressed toContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena (September 1, 2026) A pilgrimage to the birth place of the congregation… Recently, I had the rare privilege of making a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, the congregation to which I belong. Twenty-eight brothers and sisters fromContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter VATICAN CITY September 1, 2026: The office bearers of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Aug. 28, holding a cordial 45‑minute discussion on the life, mission and pastoral concerns of the Latin Catholic Church in India.Continue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, August 31, 2026: I am Malala: I was born on 12 July 1997 as Malala Yousafzai in the Swat District of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. My family was lower–middle class. It was certainly not easy to make both ends meet. My father was an educationistContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Mirga, August 30, 2026: As part of the Basic Ecclesial Community (BEC) training of the Catholic Diocese of Asansol, I had the opportunity to spend a day with BEC leaders and some clergy reflecting on the present challenges faced by Christians in West Bengal, particularly the growingContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, August 28, 2026:In pre-colonial India broad Hindu society was ruled by the laws of manusmiriti (MS) where caste and gender hierarchy was the core of its values. During the colonial period when education, transport and modern administration took roots, the germs of democracy started taking roots.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, August 21, 2026: A Christian funeral at a cemetery in rural West Bengal was disrupted by a group of individuals church representatives said, prompting complaints to authorities and raising concerns about religious freedom and the right to conduct last rites without interference. The incident tookContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, August 21, 2026: It is heart-warming that the Catholic Church in India will observe 23 August as ‘Justice Sunday’. The theme is ‘Justice Begins with Us’ (Is 1:17). In a communique dated 22 July 2026, the Chairman of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India’s Office forContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, August 19, 2026: Eight years ago, Sudheesh V. Sreeram fell ill while driving his auto-rickshaw, a three-wheeler taxi, in Kozhikode, a town in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. The doctors advised him to undergo a pacemaker implantation immediately. “I had no savings, even though IContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 15, 2026: As India marked its Independence Day, Cardinal Anthony Poola, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, called on citizens to honor the sacrifices of the nation’s founders by safeguarding freedom, justice and equality. “India is a sovereign, socialist, secular, democraticContinue Reading
