Varikoli, March 19, 2019: The family of 46-year-old Thondanpaarayil Saramma, who passed away on March 17, is in a quandary as they continue to wait for her burial ceremony. This family from Varikoli in Ernakulam district has become yet another victim to be caught in the crossfire of the protractedContinue Reading
Chennai, March 19, 2019: The Election Commission on March 19 informed the Madras High Court that it has rejected a plea by the Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council seeking re-scheduling Lok Sabha elections and assembly bypolls in the state. Election Commission (EC) counsel Niranjan Rajagopalan made the submission when a petitionContinue Reading
Chennai, March 19: 2019: The head of the Catholic Church in Tamil Nadu has approached the Madras High Court for change in the general election date in the southern Indian state. “There are two difficulties — the timing and the venue,” Archbishop Antony Pappusamy of Madurai explained the Church’s problemContinue Reading
By Christa Pongratz-Lippitt Tutzing, March 19, 2019: The leader of one of Germany’s most important women religious communities has questioned the Catholic Church’s exclusion of women from the ordained priesthood. “It is surely only natural for women to be priests and I cannot understand the reasons given as to whyContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Kolkata, March 19, 2019: A priest who worked for street children in various Indian cities for over 33 years died on March 19. Salesian Fr Anthony Thaiparambil died at Don Bosco Provincial House New Delhi. He was 84. His funeral is scheduled to be held in NewContinue Reading
London, March 19, 2019: Paul Burrell, Princess Diana’s former royal butler, revealed in his memoir that the late Princess of Wales told him that she found her mission in life in Calcutta in 1992. At the time, Princess Diana and Prince Charles had already separated. In the book “The WayContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, March 18, 2029: The Syro-Malabar Church on March 18 termed as misleading media reports about a case against a senior priest who had allegedly forged documents to attack Cardinal George Alencherry. The report about the case is “misleading and an attempt to divert attention fromContinue Reading
Madurai, March 18, 2019: An organization working for the rights of Dalit Christians has appealed to political parties to include long-pending demands of Dalit Christians in their election manifestos. In a statement issued to all national and regional parties, the National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW) mainly highlighted its demand forContinue Reading
(As part of its involvement in public life the Indian Catholic Forum has prepared a Citizen’s Charter for inclusion in the Election Manifestos of major political parties.) INTRODUCTION: This Citizens’ Charter 2019 has been prepared for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, and is being sent to all major political parties,Continue Reading
Tura, March 17, 2019: Meghalaya police have arrested a Catholic priest for allegedly molesting a woman on the night bus while returning from the state capital of Shillong. According to the North Garo Hills police, Fransalian Father Biju Joseph was caught and roughed up by the passengers of a nightContinue Reading