By Felix Anthony Miao, September 9, 2019: The Miao unit of the Catholic Religious in India (CRI) organized an animation program for the domestic support staff to celebrate the birthday of Blessed Virgin Mary. The domestic support staff in convents and schools work restlessly without break behind the four wallsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, September 9, 2019: Jesuit social activist Father Irudaya Jothi has received this year’s “Nation Builders Award 2019” The event on Sept 7 at Rotary Sadan took place a day ahead of the celebrations of the International Literacy Day. Father Jothi received the award, along withContinue Reading
By Walter Fernandes Shillong, September 7, 2019: A Jesuit priest, Prof. Alphonsus D’Souza, who was often known as “Father of Sociology in Nagaland” died on September 6. He was 78. Father D’Souza, Senior Fellow at North Eastern Social Research Centre, Guwahati (NESRC) passed away on September 6 morning. NESRC wasContinue Reading
Rome,September 6, 2019— Catholics from around the world are being invited to assemble, on Oct. 5, near St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, to pray for the Church as she lives through what many see as the hour of her “Passion.” The announcement came in a letter published on Sept. 6Continue Reading
By Matters India reporter Kolkata, September 8, 2019: Our Lady Queen of the Missions School in Kolkata has become the first of a group of educational institutions in eastern India to adopt the philosophy ‘Learn to Learn’ for its teachers, parents and students. The ‘Intellectual Meet to usher in theContinue Reading
Kochi, Sept 7, 2019: Archbishop Antony Kariyil has assumed charge as administrative archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly with a solemn Mass at St. Mary’s Basilica on September 7. Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, was the main celebrant at the concelebrated Mass in which nuns,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhagalpur, September 7, 2019: Police in Jharkhand state, eastern India, have taken into custody two Catholic priests and a catechist for allegedly indulging in forceful religious conversion. A message from Father N M Thomas, vicar general of the diocese of Bhagalpur, says the police of DeodardContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Guwahati, September 7, 2019: Speaking at the 8th annual convocation of Assam Don Bosco University Guwahati on September 7, Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi said, “The government of India wants to establish the country as an ‘AI Garage.’ The governor explained saying, “It means that if a companyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, September 7, 2019: When most Indian parents like to brag about their children studying medicine or engineering in a reputed university, a senior police officer in Odisha says the future really belongs to Arts students. “Generally, people study medicine or science not because they loveContinue Reading
Kolkata, September 7, 2019: A Universal Peace Rally was organized at Kolkata to honor Mother Teresa’s 22nd death anniversary, by the Indian Karate Association with the co-operation of the All Faith Forum, St Teresa of Avila Church, Mother House and Kolkata Police. The peace rally on September 5 began fromContinue Reading