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364 pass Bengaluru seminary’s first online theology course
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, March 15, 2024: As many as 364 persons have successfully completed the first online theology
Consecrated persons rejuvenate Church: Cardinal Ferrao
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, March 13, 2024: Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao, archbishop of Goa and Daman, has hailed the Catholic
Pauline nuns celebrate co-founder’s 60th death anniversary
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, March 2, 2024: The Daughters of St Paul, a global order, are celebrating the 60th death
Northern Kerala gets first basilica
By Matters India Reporter Mahe, Feb 26, 2024: Thousands of people were present when the Vatican raised an 18th century
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Kochi cultural society honors long serving Catholic priest editor
By Riju Kanjookaren Kochi, March 13, 2024: The cultural and literary society in Kochi, Kerala, came together on March 13 to bid farewell to Father Paul Thelakat who stepped down as the longest serving editor of the leading Catholic weekly in the southern Indian state. Father Thelakat “has achieved immortality
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Indians among those trained to serve migrants better
By Rani Punnasseril Manila, Feb 19, 2024: As many as 54 people, including 22 from India, working among migrants in Asia were given special training to attend to migrants in the subcontinent. The February 12-17 program in the Philippines capital of Manila was organized by the Vatican Dicastery for Integrated
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Three Egyptian Coptic monks killed in South Africa
Pretoria, March 13, 2024: Three Egyptian Coptic monks have been “brutally killed” inside a monastery in South Africa, the Church has said. “Three monks were subjected to a criminal assault inside our Coptic monastery,” a spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox
Pope calls for release of kidnapped nuns in Haiti
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Pope Francis mourns deaths in Japan earthquake
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How do Electoral Bonds threaten democracy
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, March 16, 2024: The Election Commission has uploaded the list of the donors of electoral bonds as ordered by the Supreme Court. Many political analysts and journalists studied the list and revealed that most donors
Assessing Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
By John Singarayar Mumbai, March 12, 2024: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) has ignited intense debates and controversies since its inception, with recent notifications regarding its implementation reigniting discussions about its implications. It is time we critically examined the
YOUTH
CSR compliance, strategies workshop draws fund seekers
Matters India Reporter Kolkata, March 1, 2024: A Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Compliance and Strategy workshop held on 1st March in Nitika Don Bosco drew over 80 hopeful fund seekers from Kolkata and districts. The program organised by Bosconet India in collaboration with Don Bosco Development Office of Kolkata Salesians
TECHNOLOGY
China cuts children’s online gaming to one hour
The National Press and Publication Administration told state-run news agency Xinhua that game-playing would be only allowed between 8pm to 9pm. It also instructed gaming companies to prevent children playing outside these times. Earlier this month a state media outlet branded online games “spiritual opium”. Inspections of online gaming companies
Multiple global websites crash in Internet outage
New Delhi: A huge swathe of national and international news sites crashed on June 8 night including the New York Times, CNN and the BBC. Many sites were offline for up to an hour after an issue affecting their cloud platform technology. In New Zealand, TVNZ OnDemand, RNZ and Trade
Google Doodle to feature throwback series of popular past Doodle games
April 27, 2020: For the next two weeks, Google will feature a throwback series of Google Doodle games. Starting today and for the next two weeks, Google will feature one past Doodle game everyday for people to play and pass their time as they stay home. “As COVID-19 continues to
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Exhibition of paintings by Capuchin priests concludes
Thrissur: Stigmata, An exhibition of paintings by Fr. Joby Maryson Capuchin and an exhibition of pen sketches by Fr. R.V. Capuchin was held at Kerala Lalithakala Acadami in Thrissur from 30 April to 5 May 2018. Fr Joby Marson Capuchin, an ardent admirer of mural paintings, show-cased about 12 sets
Dangal gets ranked as number one film in China
Ever since, Aamir Khan’s 2016 smash hit Dangal has beaten all box office records to become the highest grossing Hindi film worldwide, crossing the Rs 2,000 crore (20000 million) mark, a limit even Bahubali 2: The Conclusion had failed to surpass, the film has continued to be in news for its
Kerala Tourism to hold festival of traditional folk arts
Thiruvananthapuram: Utsavam 2018, conceived as an attempt to rejuvenate the traditional folk art forms of Kerala, will be organized by the Kerala Tourism Department from January 6 to 12, 2018, across all 14 districts of Kerala, said Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Tourism, Cooperation and Devaswom, today. The festival, organised in