By chhotebhai Kanpur, August 10, 2026: Can the Christians of India, who constitute barely 2.3% of the population, force Hindus to convert, more so when almost all authorities, from the local police constable, the Executive, Judiciary right up to the President of India, belong to the majority faith? This claimContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kigali, August 9, 2026: Indian media professional, academic and filmmaker Magimai Pragasam has been elected Vice President of SIGNIS World, the World Catholic Association for Communication, during its global congress in Kigali, Rwanda. The election, held August 7, places him in one of the association’s highestContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter VATICAN CITY, August 6, 2026: Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Maria Nirmalini, Superior General of the Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel, as a Consultor of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. The appointment, formally communicated in a Vatican decreeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, August 4, 2026 The Archdiocese of Bombay has expressed “deep concern” over the President of India’s assent to the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, warning that the new law could be weaponised against minority communities. “The Archdiocese of Bombay has taken note, with deepContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, July 28, 2026: The Revolution has begun… On the afternoon of 25 July, the Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan finally submitted his resignation. It was a key demand of the Cockroach Janata Party and for thousands of other agitating students and youth all over the country. ThereContinue Reading
By C. M. Paul Ahmedabad, July 28, 2026: Don Bosco Tech Society has been honoured with the PRISM Award 2026 for its outstanding contribution to logistics skill development and youth employability in India’s Western Region. The recognition came during the PRISM Awards ceremony at Le Meridien, Ahmedabad, organised by theContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, July 27, 2026: The most significant message emerging from the victory of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) is not merely the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, the education minister, but the realization that there is a limit to the state’s assault on the fundamental rights of itsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, 25, 2026: The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA) has issued a strong condemnation of what it called a “brutal assault on students” during a recent protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, demanding accountability and justice for those affected. “The reported use of excessiveContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 21, 2026: India’s Catholic bishops on July 21 condemned the police crackdown on students participating in a peaceful protest march in the national capital, calling it “a heartbreaking assault on the very soul of our democracy” and urging the government to engage inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, July 20, 2026: Jesuit Father Robert Athickal, a pioneering priest who mobilized thousands of young people across India to protect the environment through the Tarumitra student movement, has died July 19. He was 73. Father Athickal, a native of Kerala, joined the Society of JesusContinue Reading
