Raigad’s laity-initiated Church
By John Singarayar Mumbai, Jan 10, 2025: In the heart of Maharashtra’s Raigad district lies a testament to unwavering faith
Mumbai musicians release youth anthem for 2025 Jubilee
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Jan 6, 2025: A group of musicians from Mumbai has launched an album featuring 15
Delhi pastors’ Advent recollection prays for peace in Manipur
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 10, 2024: Around 50 pastors from various Christian denominations in the national capital
Apostolic life societies’ meet in Goa coincides with Xavier exposition
By Elvis Fernandes Pilar, Dec 6, 2024: Goa hosted the biennial meeting of International Societies of Apostolic Life at a
Greedy corporates help no nation building
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Jan 17, 2025: Two industrialists
India’s “camera nun” chosen as panellist at world communications conference
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Jan 17, 2025: Sister Lismy Parayil,
Assam parish survey reveals migration trends
By C.M. Paul Guwahati, January 8, 2025:– A revealing survey on the migration trends of the Satgaon parish community has brought to light significant patterns in population movements. Conducted in 31 villages of Mary Help of Christians parish in Satgaon, West Karbi Anglong, the survey was administered between May and
Medical Mission Sisters in India embrace ‘holistic healing mission’
By Thomas Scaria Changanacherry, Jan 12, 2025: The century-old Medical Mission Sisters, a congregation that has provided health care services in several countries, now promotes alternative therapies in India after leaving their multispecialty hospitals. “In the past few decades, we have handed over most of our hospitals to local dioceses
India’s “camera nun” chosen as panellist at world communications conference
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Jan 17, 2025: Sister Lismy Parayil, a member of the Congregation of Mother of Carmel, and known as the ‘camera nun of India’ will take part as a panellist in a world communications conference in Rome. Sister Parayil was the first nun to feature in the
Scholar’s workshop studies coastal, marine tourism
C.M. Paul Siliguri, December 12, 2024: In a first time Workshop organised by Salesian College Autonomous Siliguri’s Management Department, some 40 scholars from different colleges from North Bengal participated in a six-day Faculty Development Program (FDP) held from December 9-14,2024. The AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy sponsored program by
Mexico’s Stan Swamy assassinated
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
By Matters India Reporter Stockholm, Oct 11, 2024: The 2024
Brazilian nun wins UN refugee prize for work with migrants
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 9, 2024: A
Radio Salesian marks 9th birthday with listeners
RJ Wang Lama Darjeeling, Dec. 18, 2024: The first college based community radio of Darjeeling Hills marked its 9th birthday with its listeners from a remote tea garden village. Operating from Salesian College Autonomous Sonada, Radio Salesian is a venture of Kolkata Salesians with its claim to be the only
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
Is the Catholic Church communicative?
M L Satyan Coimbatore , Jan. 8, 2025: World Communication Day takes place each year on the Sunday before Pentecost, and is the only worldwide celebration called for by the Second Vatican Council in the 1963 document “Inter Mirifica.” In
All fall down
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Dec 17, 2024: Let’s go back to our childhood nursery rhymes. “Ring-a-Ring-a-Roses, A pocket full of posies; A-tishoo, A-tishoo, We all fall down.” And again, “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
