Vatican City, Feb 26, 2019 : The Vatican press office has issued a statement on the recently announced conviction of Cardinal George Pell on charges of the sexual abuse of minors. The decision of the County Court of Victoria was reached on December 11, 2018, but not widely reported untilContinue Reading
Keonjhar, Feb 27, 2019: A memorial dedicated to witch-hunt victims, touted as the first-of-its-kind in the world, was inaugurated today in Odisha’s tribal-dominated Keonjhar district. State Director General of Police (DGP) R.P. Sharma inaugurated the memorial in presence of DIG Rourkela, DM and collector Keonjhar and SP Keonjhar. The memorialContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram,Feb 27, 2019: Amazon India Feb 27 signed an MoU with Kudumbashree, a poverty eradication and women empowerment programme implemented by the State Poverty Eradication Mission of the Kerala Government for its pioneering programme- “Amazon Saheli”. Through this partnership, Amazon India will support, train and empower women entrepreneurs associated withContinue Reading
Ottawa, Feb 27, 2019: A Sikh leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) won a by-election to enter the Canadian parliament. Jagmeet Singh, 40, won the Burnaby South constituency seat in British Columbia (BC) province after defeating Liberal party candidate Tory Shin, a corporate lawyer, and Lee, a former BurnabyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb. 27, 2019: The body of a Catholic priest was found on a railway track on February 27 in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Father Jebin Maruthoor, a priest of Adilabad Syro-Malabar diocese, was going to Mumbai. According to the diocesan sources, theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Feb 27, 2019: Dalit Christian youth are to come forward to be volunteers to strengthen the National Forum of Dalit Christian Youth Net, says Jesuit Father Prakash Louis, former director of Indian Social Institute, Bangalore. He was addressing the delegates of Dalit Christian Youth NetContinue Reading
Fitzroy, February 27, 2019: Two Indian religious doctors were the guests of honor at an event in Australia to celebrate the legacy of a Catholic nun who spent 37 years in India setting up healthcare facilities, services and systems in the first half of 20th century. The Catholic Women’s LeagueContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Namdapha, Feb 26, 2019: The second edition of Namdapha Butterfly Meet has concluded with an updated list of 152 species of butterflies at Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh. The February 21-25 added 25 species of butterflies to the existing record of butterflies at the fourth largest nationalContinue Reading
Ranchi, Feb 26, 2019: Sarees with pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are a big hit among women, particularly Bharatiya Janata Party workers, in Jharkhand. “Modi is a real hero and keeps his words,” said Charul Sharma, a local resident. “I have ordered online one saree carrying Modi’s photo,” sheContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenkiaparambil Bhopal, Feb. 26, 2019: Carmelite Father Louis Maliekal, one of the pioneers in contextualized Indian theology, Indian spirituality and Indian liturgy, died of a massive heart attack on February 25 at Bhopal, central India. He was 83. Father Maliekal died at Devamath Hospital, Bhopal, where he wasContinue Reading