By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, August 13, 2020: The District and Session Court in Kottayam, Kerala, on August 13 formally charged Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar for alleged rape of a Catholic nun. The trial court read out the chargesheet that accused Bishop Mulakkal of raping former superior general ofContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter Phulbani, August 11, 2020: A 12-day community prayer was launched in many parts of India August 11 to remind Christians and others the anti-Christian violence in the Kandhamal district of Odisha, eastern India. August 23 marks the 12th anniversary of the unprecedented Christian persecution in Kandhamal.Continue Reading

Berlin, Aug 3, 2020: Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has fallen ill after his return from a trip to his native Bavaria to visit his brother, who died a month ago, a German newspaper reported August 3. The daily Passauer Neue Presse quoted Peter Seewald, a biographer of the retired pontiff,Continue Reading