Karachi, Mar 4, 2019: Before Sister Ruth Pfau arrived in Pakistan in the 1960s, life for leprosy victims in the country was filled with suffering and ostracization. In addition to the discomfort of the disfiguring disease itself, victims would often be isolated from society by others who feared catching theContinue Reading
Vatican City, Mar 4, 2019: To be effective teachers of the faith, Catholics must be cognizant of their own sins and shortcomings when giving correction and guide to others, Pope Francis said March 3. “So many times, we all know, it is easier or more convenient to discern and condemnContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Jorhat, March 4, 2019: A priest social worker who has worked in northeast India for some 40 years has come up with a photo journal of his photographic collection chronicling the life and culture of Mising tribe among whom he has worked for some 15 years. FrContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, March 4, 2019: The president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) has called upon fellow prelates in the region to support Pope Francis’ call to protect children. “After painful hearing of the victims of the terrible crimes of sexual abuse against minors committedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 4, 2019: Thousands of Christians and Muslims are expected to join the national protest on March 12 in New Delhi demanding the Scheduled Caste (SC) status for their Dalit brethren. The National Council of Dalit Christians (NCDC) is organizing the protest from 10Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Hyderabad, March 4, 2019: Church in Telugu region is willing to assist workers to avail government schemes, says Sister Tessy Paul, secretary, the Telugu Catholic Bishops’ Council (TCBC) Commission for Labour. It is important to partner with organizations which are already in to action in orderContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 4, 2019: An extensive documentary film on the Kandhamal genocide is being screened at various places in the national capital The 95-minute “Voices from the Ruins,” directed by noted film maker K P Sasi, is the complete account of the anti-Christian violence thatContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, March 4, 2019: Catholic bishops in Odisha have decided to begin a center to train young people from religious minorities, Dalit and Adivasi groups to appear for civil service examinations. Divine Word Archbishop John Barwa, chairman of the Odisha Catholic Bishops’ Council (OCBC), has appointedContinue Reading
By Damian Carrington March 3, 2019: Humankind is revealed as simultaneously insignificant and utterly dominant in the grand scheme of life on Earth by a groundbreaking new assessment of all life on the planet. The world’s 7.6 billion people represent just 0.01 percent of all living things, according to theContinue Reading
By Rahul Karmakar Guwahati, March 3, 2029: The Indian Army, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) have never had a problem deploying them to protect the country’s borders. However, these battle-hardened men from a western Assam village have struggled for years to overcome aContinue Reading