Pope cites Indian prelate’s tale of modern-day martyrdom
2018-10-20
Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar received thunderous applause at the synodContinue Reading
Nuns mark 50 years of working with mentally challenged kids in India
2018-10-20
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Oct 20, 2018: For 50 years, the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus religious congregation has served the most marginalized in India pointing “to the presence of God” in their hearts. The religious congregation was founded in Spain in 1877 and first sent a group ofContinue Reading
Kerala chief minister in UAE to source funds for rebuilding Kerala
2018-10-20
By Matters India Reporter Dubai, Oct. 20, 2018: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is on a four-day visit to the UAE, met prominent Indian businessmen and others in Dubai on October 19 to seek help for mobilizing resources to rebuild flood-ravaged Kerala. He assured them that donors will beContinue Reading
Pope willing to meet North Korean leader: Vatican official
2018-10-20
Vatican City, Oct 19, 2018: Pope Francis is considering an unprecedented visit to North Korea, according to a Vatican official. An invitation from Kim Jong Un was relayed to the Pope by South Korea President Moon Jae-in during a meeting in the Vatican on October 18. It would be theContinue Reading
Amritsar train tragedy: Bishops express shock, grief
2018-10-20
At least 61 people were killed and 74 wounded after the train mowed down people Continue Reading
UP sadhu cuts off his genitals, upset over allegations of affair
2018-10-19
Bama, Oct 19, 2018: A sadhu in Uttar Pradesh allegedly cut off his genitals, saying he was upset about being accused of an affair with a woman. Madani Baba, currently in a hospital in Bamna district around 300 km from Lucknow, has alleged a conspiracy against him by a groupContinue Reading
Indian diocese near China border sees faith increase, violence decrease
2018-10-19
Washington DC, Oct. 19, 2018: In one remote corner of India, a nation where Hindu nationalists control the government and have been accused of stoking intolerance and violence against religious minorities, the Catholic Church is faring quite well. In the diocese of Miao, in Arunachal Pradesh state in extreme easternContinue Reading
Woman names two Brothers in #MeToo campaign
2018-10-19
Shillong, Oct 19, 2018: A woman in Meghalaya on October 19 named two Catholic Brothers in a #MeToo campaign and alleging that they had sexually abused her many years ago. The 40-year-old woman, who had attempted suicide thrice in the past, has in her Facebook post accused Christian Brother FrancisContinue Reading
Many run over by train in Punjab
2018-10-19
New Delhi, Oct 19, 2018: Scores of people were feared dead after a train ran into them in Amritsar October 19 evening. The victims were standing on the tracks, watching the burning of Ravan’s effigy as part of the Dussehra celebartions. The people, who were mowed down, reportedly could notContinue Reading
Church torched in Assam, police inaction upsets Christians
2018-10-19
The attack occurred on October 15Continue Reading