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Pilgrim Cross, Mary icon journey through Goa parishes

On: October 25, 2024

By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Oct 25, 2024: A cross made of 198 pieces of wood and an icon of Mother

Nun who became “mother” to Malappuram Muslim women dies

On: October 24, 2024

By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Oct 24, 2024: Church leaders have mourned the death of a well-known social worker and reformer,

Moral theologians address challenges in biomedical ethics in India

On: October 23, 2024

By Carlos Luis Secunderabad, Oct 23, 2024: Around 60 Catholic moral theologians from across India have spent three days in

Indian Church welcomes red hat for Vatican official for migrants

On: October 8, 2024

By Rani Punnasseril New Delhi, Oct 8, 2024: The Commission for Migrants of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

India’s digital transformation confronts cybersecurity challenges

In: Commentary

By John Singarayar Tala, Nov 6, 2024: India’s remarkable digital

Assam Christians outraged by Hindu leader’s “divisive” remarks

On: November 6, 2024

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By Matters India Reporter Dimahasou, Nov 5, 2024: Various Church

Head of Jacobite Church dies, condolence messages pour in

On: November 1, 2024

In: Top Story

By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 1, 2024: Catholic

Philosophers study hope to help people face modern challenges

On: October 22, 2024

By Joswin Praveen D’Souza Mangaluru, Oct 22, 2024: More than 100 philosophers have spent three days in the southern Indian city of Mangalore to study the relevance of hope amid modern challenges. “Hope is born at the intersection of dissent and discomfort with the material conditions of our existence,” said

Symposium highlights importance of reading in digital age

On: October 21, 2024

Educator who mentored Shah Rukh Khan as child dies

On: October 14, 2024

Nuns’ development center transforms village girls in northeast

On: October 14, 2024

By George Kommattam Guwahati, Oct 14, 2024: Lalhriatpuii says that the time she spent in Centre for Development Initiative has transformed her life. “All that I learned from here has given me hope,” says the young girl from Tualbungin Mizoram, a state in northeastern India. Lalhriatpuii (people in Mizoram goes

Agra Catholic college alumnus among world’s largest history prize winners

On: October 22, 2024

By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 22, 2024: A former student of Agra’s St Peter’s College has brought glory to the Catholic institution by winning the world’s largest history prize this year. Tripurdaman Singh is among nine research scholars to win the Dan David Prize that celebrates the next

Indian Salesian students win third prize at global film fest

On: October 20, 2024

Synod highlights needs of poor, refugees: Sister Nirmalini

On: October 18, 2024

Kandhamal survivor joins medicine after clearing India’s toughest exam

On: October 24, 2024

By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, Oct 24, 2024: A young Catholic woman, who had, as a child survived the anti-Christian violence in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, credits Jesus for her admission to a medical college this year after clearing the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET). “It is the power of Christ

Alumni bishops light up hope at Salesian centenary seminar

On: October 10, 2024

Alumni plan Salesian mission for next 100 years

On: October 9, 2024

Mexico’s Stan Swamy assassinated

By: Irudhaya Jothi

On: October 22, 2024

By Irudhaya Jothi Bankura, Oct 22, 2024: Jesuit Father Marcelo Pérez, who like his Indian counterpart Stan Swamy, advocated indigenous and labour rights, was assassinated in Mexico, according to information received on October 22. Father Pérez, a member of the

South Korean author awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

On: October 10, 2024

By Matters India Reporter Stockholm, Oct 11, 2024: The 2024

Brazilian nun wins UN refugee prize for work with migrants

On: October 9, 2024

By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 9, 2024: A

China cuts children’s online gaming to one hour

On: August 31, 2021

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

On: June 8, 2021

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

On: April 27, 2020

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

Multidimensional poverty prevails in India

On: October 24, 2024

By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Oct 24, 2024: Across 112 countries, 1.1 billion people live in acute multidimensional poverty, according to the 2024 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report. In India, a total of 234 million people live below the poverty

Adani’s Mount Carmel takeover

On: September 30, 2024

By John Singarayar Mumbai, Sept 30, 2024: The recent news of Mount Carmel Convent Senior Secondary School in Cementnagar, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, losing its management to the Adani Foundation has shocked the local community. A lot of concerns and questions have

Exhibition of paintings by Capuchin priests concludes

On: May 8, 2018

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

On: January 5, 2018

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

On: January 3, 2018

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