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Church in India releases updated catechetical directory

On: May 5, 2026

By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, May 5, 2026: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) released the updated National

Salesian leads low-cost housing mission in Kolkata slum

On: May 3, 2026

By C. M. Paul Kolkata, May 2, 2026: For years, Mohammed Salim’s children slept under a flimsy sheet of plastic

Synodal assembly launches mission of dialogue, witness

On: May 1, 2026

By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, May 1, 2026: The National Synodal Assembly 2026 opened with bishops, priests, religious, and lay

 Indian churches urged to pray for Palestine

On: April 30, 2026

By Matters India Reporter NEW DELHI, April 30, 2026: The National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) is calling for

Church in India releases updated catechetical directory

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By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, May 5, 2026: The Conference

Nun leads India’s Catholics in pro-life movement

On: May 5, 2026

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By George Kommattam New Delhi, May 5, 2026: Sister Paulina

Civil society demands halt to flawed voter revision

On: May 3, 2026

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By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 3, 2026: Civil

Civil society demands halt to flawed voter revision

On: May 3, 2026

By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 3, 2026: Civil society groups across India have issued a joint statement demanding an immediate halt to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, calling the process “exclusionary, undemocratic, non-transparent and unscientific.” The press release, signed by

Bishops question Supreme Court order on 30-week pregnancy

On: May 2, 2026

Cruise tragedy in Jabalpur draws Church condolences

On: May 2, 2026

Chicago hosts first gathering of Malayalam-speaking religious sisters

By: Matters India

On: April 19, 2026

By Matters India Reporter Chicago, April 19, 2026: The first-ever gathering of Malayalam-speaking religious sisters serving in the United States and Canada opened at the Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Church in Bensenville, Chicago, according to Apnades. The April 18 event,

UN official condemns Trump, defends pope’s peace mission

On: April 16, 2026

By C. M. Paul  New Delhi, April 16, 2026: Dominic

Heads of churches in Holy Land urge hope amid war

On: April 2, 2026

By Matters India Reporter Jerusalem, April 2, 2026: Christian leaders

Radio Salesian marks 9th birthday with listeners

On: December 19, 2024

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

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

Micro-minority status: Misplaced priorities and lost opportunities

On: February 27, 2026

By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, Feb 28, 2026: The New Indian Express reported on February 24 that federal on Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju had promised to consider favorably a request from the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, Mar

Interrogating Vande Bharat trains’ culture

On: January 31, 2026

By George Mutholil Rome, Jan 30, 2026: Who doesn’t enjoy a ride on the Vande Bharat trains in India? It is on par with some of the world’s best train services in terms of convenience, cleanliness, and service. I enjoyed

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

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