By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Dec 1, 2019: Sister Lucy Kalappura, who was expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, has written her autobiography that recounts sexual abuses and aberrations prevalent in convents. Sister Kalappura, who has appealed to the Vatican for reconsider her expulsion, is among a few nuns whoContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Nov. 29, 2019: Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar will appear before a court in Kerala’s Kottayam on November 30 ahead of the start of the trial in the nun rape case. The bishop will make his first appearance before the additional district court 1 whereContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 28, 2019: A secretariat march organized by the Joint Christian Council in the Kerala state capital to press for a Church act drew a massive crowd. The march on November 28 was held under the aegis of the ecumenical All Kerala Church Act Action Council (AKCAAC) that hasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 26, 2019: India’s Constitution Day has brought good news to five “innocent people” of Kandhamal, Odisha, who have been languishing in jail for more than a decade in connection with the murder of a Hindu religious leader. “This to inform you 5 ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Shillong, Nov 21, 2019: The United Christian Forum of Northeast India has called for optimism and serious efforts to build cordial relations among all communities in the region and the country. The ecumenical forum that met on November 20 at its headquarters in Shillong, the capitalContinue Reading
Bangkok, Nov. 21, 2019: Pope Francis arrived in Thailand Wednesday to open a Nov. 20-26 Asia tour that will also take him to Japan. It marks the first time a pope has visited the former kingdom of Siam since St. John Paul II in 1984. Francis’s visit to Thailand, aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Nov 19, 2019: Five Catholic nuns who in 2018 made international headlines by demanding the arrest of an “abusive” bishop have taken their concern for justice outside the Church walls. The Missionaries of Jesus sisters November 18 extended their solidarity to a collective that fightsContinue Reading
By Lydia O’Kane Rome, Nov 19, 2019: Pope Francis on November 18 received Indian nun Sister Lucy Kurien, who has worked more than 20 years sheltering destitute women, men and children in her country. Pope Francis knows Sister Kurien personally as they had met before in the Vatican because ofContinue Reading
By Anuja Susan Varghese Kochi, Nov 18, 2019: The Family Commission of Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) will create a matrimonial website, with a separate option for the widows to register. “We want to bring in a change in the overall outlook to widows in our community. Even today societyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 16, 2019: India has witnessed more communal violence cases this year than the previous year, revealed the latest data culled by intelligence agencies. Nine states reported increased number of incidents of communal violence. Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 457 communal incidents inContinue Reading