By Purushottam Nayak Partamaha, March 5, 2023: More than 50,000 people on March 5 gathered at a Marian pilgrimage center in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, when it celebrated its feast two years after a gap of two years. “We are here after the Covid pandemic to thank GodContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Berhampur, May 2, 2022: A Catholic nun, who has completed 50 years serving the poor and downtrodden, says God’s call is irresistible. “Nobody can stop God’s call neither parents nor anyone, Sister Christa Joseph, a member of the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa, told Matters India atContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, Jan 22, 2022: Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on January 22 ordained a Fransalian priest from Odisha’s Kandhamal along with two other deacons. The ordination of Rajat Kumar Digal and two other deacons took place in St. Vincent’s Pro-Cathedral in Bhubaneswar, capital of the eastern IndianContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, Oct 16, 2021: The visit of Selvaraj Jude Zacharia Rosario Mangalraj, the national president, has brought new enthusiasm to the members of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Kandhamal, Odisha. “We are immensely grateful to Mangalraj for visiting, inspiring, and assuring us of hisContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: Time is running to resist organized hate machinery and save the democracy, said Apoorvanand Jha, a professor at the University of Delhi. “Unfolding of the fascism in India and the spreading of hatred goes unabated,” he said. He was speaking at the international webinar onContinue Reading
By A P Shah Thank you to Ram Puniyani and his colleagues at the National Solidarity Forum for organising Kandhamal Day this year. This is an important event to mark one of the most horrific incidents of communal violence that has taken place in India in the recent past. TheyContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Kandhamal: Church officials and activists have expressed concern over a man who was forced to carry his wife’s body in Kandhamal, Odisha. “This is a serious blot on humanity whether Tribal, Dalit or anybody,” said Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar reacting to a news report about BalakrushnaContinue Reading
Kandhamal: Officials in Odisha’s Kandhamal district have removed electric cables and ropes that villagers used to cross a river in Odisha’s Kandhamal district. The officials acted after videos and photos of people precariously perched on aluminum ropes while crossing the stream went viral on social media. More than 150 peopleContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, June 19, 2020: A village in Odisha’s Kandhamal district on June 19 witnessed heartrending scenes at the funeral of a Catholic young man, who was among 20 soldiers killed in the India-China border clashes. Slogans such as “Bharat Mata ki jai” (victory to Mother India) andContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bamunigam, March 31, 2020: Police in Odisha have arrested a pastor and the secretary of a church for conducting prayers with people’s participation in violation of the countrywide lockdown norms to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The incident occurred on March 27 in a Baptist church at Tajungia,Continue Reading