Panaji, April 22,2019: The Archdiocese of Goa on April 20 appeared to defend a priest whose remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others had triggered a row and invited scrutiny by the Election Commission. In a release issued on April 20, the church said: “In the light of recentContinue Reading
Jakarta,April 19, 2019: The deadly attacks in Sri Lanka on Sunday highlighted how easily religious coexistence can be ripped apart in a region where secularism is weakening amid the growing appeal of a politics based on ethnic and sectarian identity. In India, the country’s governing right-wing Hindu party is exploitingContinue Reading
Manila, April 22,2019: Eight men and a woman were nailed to crosses while hundreds of barefoot men beat themselves with flails on Good Friday, in a blood-soaked display of religious fervour in the Philippines. Frowned upon by the Church, the ritual crucifixions and self-flagellation in the north of the countryContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Colombo, April 22, 2019: Five Indians were among 290 people killed in a string of eight powerful blasts that struck three churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. The number of wounded has gone upto 500. The Indian High Commission in Colombo saidContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kanpur, April 22, 2019: The Indian Catholic Forum has expressed deep shock and dismay at the wanton killings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday morning. Almost 300 people were killed on April 21 in bomb blasts in three churches and various hotels frequented by foreigners inContinue Reading
By Mathew Schmalz More than 200 people, including several foreign nationals, were killed in several coordinated bomb attacks on churches on hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter. Several Christian communities spread across the island nation were targeted in the attack: Suicide bombers detonated one set of bombs at churches inContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Yangon, April 22, 2019 — The President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference Charles Cardinal Maung Bo sent a letter of solidarity and condolence to Albert Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka on 21 April 2019 in the wake of the serial bomb blasts thatContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, April 22, 2019: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has allowed a shelter home for the poor streets dwellers within the premises of his own residence. Archbishop Emeritus Bernard Moras opened the home on April 21 in the presence of civil authorities, heads of institutions andContinue Reading
Panaji, April 22, 2019: The Goa government has put on high alert all churches in the western Indian state following the serial blasts in Sri Lanka that killed more than 200 people. The government has also directed hotels to maintain strict vigil on the tourist visiting the place, according toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Balasore, April 22, 2019: Bishop Simon Kaipuram of Balasore died early morning on April 22 due to massive heart attack. The Vincentian prelate was 65. The funeral is scheduled at 3 pm on April 24, according to Father Prasan Singh, deputy secretary of the Odisha CatholicContinue Reading