By Matters India Reporter Patna, Jan. 19, 2020: Staff and students of St Xavier’s College of Management and Technology in Patna joined millions who came out on the streets in Bihar on January 19 to form human chains to support the state government’s environment conservation campaign and social reform measures.Continue Reading
By Lalita Roshni Lakra Ranchi, Jan 18, 2020: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on January 18 inaugurated the 100-bed St. Anne’s Hospital and Research Centre (SAHRC) at Raja Ulatu village in the Namkum block of Ranchi. Addressing the people on the occasion, Soren praised the Ranchi-based indigenous congregation of theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jan 17, 2020: The Syro-Malabar Synod has come under heavy fire for its allegation that Muslim men feign love to lure Christian girls to Islam and then use them for terrorist activities. The synod, the apex body of the Oriental Catholic rite, on January 15Continue Reading
Washington, Jan 16, 2020: India is among top ten countries where most attacks on Christians were reported in 2019, according to an international persecution watchdog organization. “Violence against Christians has surged globally, with data showing more than 9,000 attacks on churches in 2019,” reports Open Doors, which claims to beContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jan 15, 2020: The Syro-Malabar Church, the largest Christian denomination in Kerala, alleges that Islamic State has lured scores of Christian women from the southern Indian state to be used in terror activities. “Love jihad is a reality,” asserted the Church’s synod that on JanuaryContinue Reading
Kolkata, Jan 14, 2014: A prayer for unity and communal harmony and a formal appeal to revoke the amended citizenship act will be communicated to the Prime Minister through the West Bengal governor. This was decided on January 13 at a meeting of school principals of Christian educational institutions, priestsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vilakkannur, Jan 13, 2020: A Catholic parish in Kerala has sent its “miracle” Host to Rome for further studies as part of a process to declare it as a Eucharistic miracle. A face resembling that of Jesus had appeared on the host during Mass on NovemberContinue Reading
Osmanabad, Jan 12, 2020: Veteran poet N D Mahanor on January 9 opened All India Marathi Literature Festival amid tight security in view of threats from right-wing Hindu organizations. The groups had warned Mahanor, a Padma Shri and Sahitya Academy awardee—not to inaugurate the festival as a Christian priest, FatherContinue Reading
Kochi, Jan 10, 2020: Father Varkey Kattarath, the founder of Vincentian Congregation, will be declared a Servant of God soon, marking the commencement of the cause for his canonization. The priest was born on October 31, 1851, and died on October 24, 1931. His mortal remains were interred at StContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Jan 9, 2020: An ecumenical body representing all Christian denominations in Karnataka on January 9 urged the federal government to grant citizenship to illegal migrants not on the basis of their religions but on the merit of each individual case. “We wish to reiterate theContinue Reading