Guwahati, June 30, 2019: With the onset of the monsoon, nearly 10,000 people in five districts of Assam have been hit by the first wave of floods. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said floods have hit Dhemaji, Chirang, Nalbari, Jorhat and Dibrugarh districts, with the highest number ofContinue Reading
Vatican, June 30: The Vatican has issued guidelines for Chinese priests and bishops who are forced to register with the government, noting that many clerics are “deeply disturbed” by requirements that suggest independence from Vatican control. The Vatican guidelines, made public January 28, observe that although government policies vary inContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, June 30, 2019: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay, joined people from around the world in the Global Rosary Relay on Friday, the Feast of the Sacred Heart. Different churches in over 70 countries participated in the event, each dedicating at least 30 minutes to theContinue Reading
New Delhi, June 30, 2019: A Catholic family in Jharkhand is awaiting justice for a tribal man, who was lynched by cow vigilantes in the eastern Indian state nearly two years ago, a lay leader says. The death of Ramesh Minj “did not enter the discourse of persecution of Christians,”Continue Reading
Buenaventura, June 30, 2019: A Catholic bishop in Colombia is planning to use a helicopter to spray holy water over a city that he claims is being plagued by demons. Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya of Buenaventura, is borrowing the chopper from the navy in a bid to cleanse theContinue Reading
New Delhi, June 30, 2019: The rate of unemployment among Christian men in rural as well as urban areas is higher than those from other religions across the country, the Centre informed Parliament on June 27. Minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi presented the data in the Lok Sabha inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Dhaka, June 30, 2019: Bangladesh’s first national bishop and the former moderator of the Church of Bangladesh, Barnabas D. Mondal, passed away on June 29 in Dhaka. Bishop Mondal actively participated in the Asian and Bangladesh ecumenical movement in various capacities. He served on various committeesContinue Reading
Sambalpur, June 30, 2019: Odisha’s Sambalpur district administration has applauded and felicitated a 20-year-old tribal woman after she refused to marry her fiance at the mandap as he came for the wedding in an inebriated state, news agency PTI reports. Mamata Bhoi is from Gobardhan Badmal village and wasn’t willingContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Nagpur, June 29, 2019: Geetha Patrick Paul’s association with Jeevodaya, a school for the differently abled in Nagpur, started with an unexpected visit 28 years ago. A Jeevodaya nun had a fall from her bike on the road and Geetha, who happened to be nearby, brought herContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporer Kochi, June 29, 2019: Crisis seems to have deepened in Kerala’s Syro-Malabar Catholic Church with about 200 priests of the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese protesting the Vatican’s decision to reinstate Cardinal George Alencherry as their archbishop with all administrative powers. Launching a scathing attack on the cardinal, theContinue Reading