Daringbadi/ Chandahandi, Oct. 24, 2019: Hundreds of women along with various voluntary outfits went out on an awareness marathon against illegal liquor trade at Brhamarabadi panchyat under Daringibadi police station in Kandhamal district Tuesday. Illegal liquor trading is a major cause of worry for our society. So the NGOs andContinue Reading
Shillong, October 25, 2019: Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma took the pain to walk all the way to his office at Secretariat after the funeral service of Arch Bishop of Shillong Archdiocese, late Rev. Dominic Jala on Oct. 23 evening. The official vehicle of the Chief Minister along withContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar. Mumbai, October 24, 2019: Let me first relate an anecdote to hdlp you decide if Christian Missionaries pose a conversion threat in today’s India. I spend some five months a year in the countryside in Raigad, Maharashtra, overseeing my plantations where I also own a bungalow. AContinue Reading
By Dominic Emmanuel Cycling by far is one of the common means that Westerners use as exercise. It was thus not surprising when last year someone in my church in Austria approached me about a new initiative called “Park & Pray.” “Oh! Sure. That is an attractive way of invitingContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, October 24, 2019: A Catholic priest and a layman are now in judicial custody in Tripura in connection with the death of a church hosteler. Father Lancy D’Souza and Bulchung Halam will remain in custody until October 30, says a press release from Father RoyContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, October 24, 2019: Miracles are back in the news after the recent canonization of Sr Mariam Theresia of Kerala. Opinions vary. Some question the importance or relevance of miracles in the canonization process. Rationalists question the very existence of miracles. Doctor Sulphi Noohu, secretary of the IndianContinue Reading
By Christopher White Rome, October 24, 2019: Catholic bishops are not fully utilizing Church law to maximize the role of women in decision making capacities, Cardinal Oswald Gracias said on October 23. While acknowledging that women are unable to hear confession, say Mass, or administer confirmation, “she can do practicallyContinue Reading
Shillong, October 23, 2019: Nearly 100,000 people from across northeastern India, particularly Meghalaya state, attended the state funeral of Archbishop Dominic Jala in Shillong. Archbishop John Moolachria of Guwahati, president of the North East India Bishops Coúncil, led the Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christian, Laitumkhrah, downtownContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, October 23, 2019: A court in Kerala has set November 11 as the date to start the trial of Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar, who was accused of raping a nun. The District Court of Kottayam has summoned Bishop Mulakkal to take part in theContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Yangon, October 24, 2019: Pope’s next apostolic journey will be to two Asian countries: the Kingdom of Thailand, November 20-23, and then Japan from November 23-26 The motto of the first stage of the journey to Thailand is “Disciples of Christ, Missionary Disciples”, and is aContinue Reading