By Rita Joseph New Delhi, August 14, 2019: People who have made outstanding contributions in different fields will be presented the Centenary Awards’ of the All India Catholic Union (AICU). A national symposium on “Constitution and Minorities” will mark the three-day centenary celebrations to be held in New Delhi fromContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, August 13, 2019: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has commended a Jain religious leader for his “complete renunciation, hard work, life style” in the modern techno-centric world. Archbishop Machado met Acharya Mahashramanji, supreme head of Jain Śvētāmbara Terapanth sect, on August 9 as part ofContinue Reading
Patiala, Aug. 11, 2019: Three Assistant Sub-Inspectors of Police are among four Punjab policemen dismissed from service, over four months after they raided a priest’s house in Jalandhar without approval, a senior official said. Senior police official of Patiala Mandeep Singh Sidhu on August 10 dismissed the four policemen, whoContinue Reading
By F. M. Britto Raipur, August 10, 2019: The tribal-dominated Chhattisgarh state granted first time public government holiday on Aug 9 to celebrate the World Tribal Day. Greeting the tribal people on the occasion, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said in his message, “We will honor and guard the people whoContinue Reading
New Delhi, August 9, 2019: Monsoon rains on August 9 continued to batter several parts of India, with Kerala faring the worst in the south. The Pinarayi Vijayan government has issued a red alert and ordered all educational institutions to remain shut for the day. The Cochin International Airport suspendedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, August 7, 2019: Pope Francis had found Sushma Swaraj, India’s former foreign minister who died on August 6, “a very spiritual person,” according to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the head of the Catholic Church in the country. The cardinal, who is the president of the CatholicContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, August 7, 2019: The Franciscan Clarist congregation has expelled Sister Lucy Kalapura, one of its members who had questioned the official Church’s indifference to a nun allegedly raped by a Catholic bishop. The superior general of the Kerala-based Syro-Malabar congregation, in a letter to SisterContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 6, 2019: Sushma Swaraj, member of Bharatiya Janata Party who gave a human face to the ministry of external affairs, died on August 6 in New Delhi. She was 66. Swaraj had suffered cardiac arrests and was rushed to All India Institute ofContinue Reading
By Gerard O’Connell Vatican City, August 4, 2019: Pope Francis has written a letter to the more than 400,000 Catholic priests worldwide encouraging them during the tribulations from the sexual abuse crisis. The letter is meant to give priests, many of whom feel disheartened because of the horrendous crimes ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 2, 2019: Ravish Kumar of New Delhi Television or NDTV has been named for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for “harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless.” Kumar is among the five recipients of the 2019 Magsaysay award, the Asian equivalent ofContinue Reading