Kochi: The Synod of Kerala-based Syro-Malabar Church on January 9 constituted a five member committee of bishops to study the controversial land deal in Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese, in which the Church allegedly suffered huge financial loss. The committee, headed by Archbishop Mathew Moolakkattu, will study the issue and find a solution toContinue Reading
Dr. George Jacob. What is Padmavati? Padmavati is an Indian epic period drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, based on the epic poem Padmavat (1540) by Malik Mohammed javasi. The film features Deepika Padukone in the title role as Rani Padmavati, alongside Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh andContinue Reading
By VINDU GOEL and SUHASINI RAJ ALIGARH — Signs and banners for Paytm, India’s biggest digital payments service, festoon Pooran Singh’s cellphone shop, where people drop in all day to add data or talk time to their prepaid phones. Yet few of these people actually use Paytm at the store,Continue Reading
By Jeffrey Gettleman and Hari Kumar Surat: The immense popularity of Narendra Modi, India’s most dynamic prime minister in decades, has always rested on two legs: Hindu nationalism and his tantalizing promises to build on the country’s go-go economy. That second leg is now looking a little shaky. In theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: John Dayal, a prominent social activist and a lay Catholic leader, has written a letter to Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar to accelerate martyrdom process of Kandhamal violence victims. “For activists and faithful such as I, our ardent prayers are to see the victimsContinue Reading
Catholic diocese of Down and Connor in Northern Ireland has suspended the “sign of peace” handshake in its masses due to the risk of infection from a strain of the flu first seen in Australia in the southern hemisphere’s 2017 winter. At least 170,000 cases were confirmed at the end of theContinue Reading
Kochi: The six-day-long synod of Syro-Malabar Church began at the Church headquarters at Kakkanad on Monday, January 8. Though the synod has no powers to take any decision regarding controversial issues, the event assumes significance as the body is expected to discuss the land deal row involving Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese on third orContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The Latin Catholic Church has deferred their proposed strike for Tuesday after the Kerala government assured the clergy that the believers’ freedom to worship at Kurisumala, a controversial pilgrimage center, will be protected. The decision comes after archbishop M Soosa Pakiam held talks with forest minister K Raju. TheContinue Reading
Panaji: Fr Nascimento J Mascarenhas, 77, an avid researcher of Church history, died at the priests’ residence at Holy Spirit Church, Margao, on Sunday. A diabetic, he was bedridden for around a month before his death. Mascarenhas was a researcher, historian and author of over 10 books, and documented priestsContinue Reading
New Delhi: Indian Currents, a 21-year-old publication by Catholic Church has withdrawn its cover story ‘Cardinal Sin’ “under obedience” by its chief editor Dr Suresh Mathew. They had probed the land dealings by their internal team against Cardinal Mar Alencherry, the major archbishop of Syro-Malabar church. Indian Currents is aContinue Reading