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Church leaders launch National Federation of Churches in India

On: May 9, 2026

By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, May 9, 2026: Church leaders from across India launched the National Federation of Churches in

Jesuit priest joins Bhutan’s civic‑military peace training

On: May 9, 2026

By C. M. Paul THIMPHU, May 9, 2026: The crisp mountain air of Bhutan carried the sound of boots striking

Indian Latin Church broadens lay, women leadership

On: May 9, 2026

By Matters Indian Reporter NEW DELHI, May 9, 2026: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India has appointed two lay

Audio Bible project transforms families, farms, communities

On: May 8, 2026

By C. M. Paul Kochi, May 8, 2026: What began as a family’s search for peace during sleepless nights has

Church leaders launch National Federation of Churches in India

In: Religious

By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, May 9, 2026: Church leaders

Jesuit trailblazer in West Bengal dies at 96

On: May 9, 2026

In: Profiles

By Irudhaya Jothi Kolkata, May 9, 2026: Father Aloysius Patrick

Jesuit priest joins Bhutan’s civic‑military peace training

On: May 9, 2026

In: Religious

By C. M. Paul THIMPHU, May 9, 2026: The crisp

Bishops urge inclusive governance after assembly polls

On: May 7, 2026

By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 6, 2026: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India congratulated the people of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry for the “successful and peaceful conclusion of their assembly elections” and extended warm wishes to victorious parties and candidates. In a statement, the

Tribunal accuses Odisha of failing to uphold Christian minorities’ rights

On: May 6, 2026

BJP victory in West Bengal marred by post poll attacks

On: May 6, 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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