Vatican City, Nov. 13, 2018: The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica rang out in unison with thousands of other church bells around the world as Pope Francis commemorated the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I. “While we pray for all the victims of that terrible tragedy,Continue Reading
Vatican City, Nov 9,2018: Catholic journalists should be guided not by despair and negativity, but by a commitment to sharing the beauty of the human person, Pope Francis told a group of media students Nov.9. How easy it is “to be carried away by common opinion, by defeatism and byContinue Reading
Vatican City, Nov 10, 2018: Pope Francis on Nov. 9 urged that churches be given due respect as the “house of God” and not be transformed into markets or social lounges dominated by “worldliness”. Celebrating his morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican, he warned that churchesContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Te Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) and the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) will jointly celebrate Dalit Liberation Sunday on November 11. Santosh Digal of Matters India talked to Father Devasagayaraj M Zackarias, Secretary to CBCI Office for Dalits and Backward Classes to findContinue Reading
By: Matters India Reporter Perumbavoor, Nov 11: A 32-year-old Catholic priest belonging to the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (C.M.I.) congregation died in a road accident in the early hours of Nov 11 Fr Bijo Karikkarappally was on his way to celebrate Mass near Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district when his motorContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Dhaka, Nov. 10, 2018: Representatives of various churches in Bangladesh participated in a capacity building training organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) affirmed their commitment to combat HIV and AIDS through awareness building programmes at the congregational levels in the country. The participants wereContinue Reading
By Irudaya Jothi SJ Kolkata: On the 10th anniversary of the violence against Christians in Odisha Kandhamal District, the Church in India celebrates Dalit Liberation Sunday on November 11. The celebration of Dalit Liberation Sunday is a clarion call to the whole Christian community to renew our faith, and toContinue Reading
By Brinda Karat New Delhi, Nov. 10, 2018: Recent developments in Pakistan on the Asia Bibi case should serve as a warning for us in India. Although in entirely different circumstances, the relevance for us in India of the Pakistani case is that it was triggered by blatant defiance andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati, Nov. 10, 2018: The Guwahati province of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco on November 10 opened a new center to coordinate their efforts to check social evils such as human trafficking in northeastern India. Archbishop John Moolachira of Guwahati blessed the center, the AuxiliumContinue Reading
Sharjah, Nov. 10, 2018: Relation between the United Arab Emierates and India is a story of success and hope, said Shashi Tharoor, author and politician, at a program in Sharjah on November 9. Tharoor spoke on India-UAE strategic partnership from a cultural aspect at the event hosted by the NationalContinue Reading