Kottayam, July 27, 2019: In a major development in the rape case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar, differences were found in the contents of two DVDs submitted by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Thiruvananthapuram, to the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Pala, and the probe team. The original DVD,Continue Reading
By Jay Nies Father Angelus Minj begins his second quarter-century of priesthood as well as a challenging new assignment with a song in his heart. It is a hymn of praise and thanksgiving for 25 years of Priesthood and a promise to remain faithful to his calling, wherever that mayContinue Reading
By F. M. Britto Raipur, July 26, 2019: We have heard many stories of under-trial persons languishing in Indian jails for years. But Chhattisgarh has different types of under-trials. Three tortoises have been under legal custody for the last four years at Rajnandgaon in the central Indian state. The BasantpurContinue Reading
By Jan Stuyt, SJ Father Frans van der Lugt was killed in Homs five years ago. Since then, every day, Christians and Muslims have visited the garden of the Jesuit residence to pray at his tomb. Fr. Frans – in Arabic Abuna Francis – was a Jesuit priest originally fromContinue Reading
Malappuram, July 26, 2019: A bus conductor in Kerala was ordered to serve as a caretaker in a government children’s home for ten days as punishment for ill-treating a student. The driver and the conductor of the bus plying in Vazhikadavu-Parapanangadi route in Malappuram district ignored a student passenger’s requestContinue Reading
By F. M. Britto Parsahi, July 26, 2019: A Sacred Heart Sister (Pala) told me recently that her founder Venerable Father Mathew Kadalikkattil had informed his nuns that none of them would die of snake-bite. None of its members has died of snake bite in the 108 years old historyContinue Reading
Agra, July 26, 2019: A team of investigators from Prayagraj has questioned some officials of the St Paul’s Church School, located in Agra’s civil lines area. The police team went to the Bishop’s House on July 25 to meet Church of North India Bishop Prem Prakash Haavil and his secretary,Continue Reading
By Hanson D’Souza Sambalpur, July 26, 2019: Khristo Jyoti Mohavidyaloyo (Light of Christ College), regional theology seminary, Sambalpur, organized a field study trip for the 18 second-year students of theology to Kandhamal district of Odisha, July 18-21. The focus was on ‘Theological Reflection on Dalit Reality post-Kandhamal Violence.’ We wereContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rameswaram, July 26, 2019: More than 100,000 people belonging to different communities on July 24 participated in a chariot festival attached to a famous church in Tamil Nadu’s Rameshwaram city. “Although it’s a Christian festival, people from other religions participate in it. It is only becauseContinue Reading
By Akshaya Kumar Sahoo Bhubaneswar, July 26, 2019: Odisha is fast turning out to be one of the most unsafe places for minor girls and boys. As many as 602 children, including 502 girls, have gone missing in the first six months of the current year. The state government toldContinue Reading