By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 25, 2019: The Government of National Capital Territory will collaborate with a Christian body to conduct a training program to address the alarming decline in Delhi’s child sex ratio. The last Census in 2011 showed Delhi had only 871 girls for every 1000Continue Reading
By Lissy M Panaji, July 25, 2019: As we celebrated the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene on July 22, my mind was filled with sorrow thinking of the happenings in the Catholic Church in Kerala. May Magdalene was a woman who was totally transformed after meeting with Jesus. Jesus lookedContinue Reading
Kolkata, July 24, 2019: Forty-nine eminent personalities in India have drawn the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to some recent “tragic events” such as lynching, and the alleged weaponization of the slogan “Jai Shri Ram” into a “war cry.” “Dear Prime Minister… The lynching of Muslims, Dalits and otherContinue Reading
By Becare Me O Nongtdu Jowai, July 24, 2019: I am blessed to be one of the representatives from the Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM), India for the International Youth Forum which was held from 19 to 22 June at Sassone di Chiampino, Rome, organized by the “Dicastery for Laity,Continue Reading
Rome, July 24, 2019: As the leader of the Catholic Church in the entire world, one would assume that Pope Francis receives a generous salary in compensation for his many duties. However, the truth is quite the opposite. In 2001 there were rumors that St. John Paul II made aContinue Reading
Aizawl, July 24, 2019: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on July 24 opened its missionary cell in Mizoram, a Christian majority northeastern India state where the pro-Hindu party has just one legislator. The cell aims to fight the anti-Christian party tag attached to BJP in Mizoram. “We are accused ofContinue Reading
By Shane Alliew Running at 130 minutes, Article 15, is another hard-hitting film from director Anubhav Sinha (Mulk, 2018), this time challenging the ethos of casteism which is embedded in the fabric of the Indian society, running far deep and wide than what one can ever imagine. Ayan Ranjan (AyushmannContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena New York, July 23, 2019: Claretian Father Lord Winner is engaged in spreading the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) among Catholic religious around the world. Pope Francis on March 8 affirmed the importance of SDGs approved by more than 190 nations in 2015. The Indian priestContinue Reading
By Matters of India Reporter New Delhi, July 23, 2019: The Supreme Court of India on July 23 granted bail to yet another of seven people, who have been languishing in jail for more than ten years in connection with the murder of a Hindu religious leader in Odisha, easternContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, July 23, 2019: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), has called on young Catholics to dream to become missionaries to transform the world and relationships. “Dream dreams of becoming true disciples of the mission at work, at home and inContinue Reading