By Matters India Reporter CHENNAI, October 16, 2026: The Madras High Court has ruled that property acquired by members of Catholic religious orders after taking religious vows may belong to their religious congregation rather than their legal heirs, depending on the order’s rules and the circumstances under which the assetsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter NEW DELHI, October 14, 2023: The All India Christian Council has urged Parliament’s Joint Parliamentary Committee to withdraw the proposed Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Amendment Bill 2026, arguing that it would permit the state to take control of charitable assets without establishing wrongdoing and couldContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, October 14, 2026: The word ‘cockroach’ is today an ‘in-word’ in India! – thanks to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant. He used the word during a Supreme Court hearing on May 15, 2026. Though the CJI used it in a particular context, theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter NEW DELHI, October 14, 2026: The All India Catholic Union (AICU) has condemned what it described as an escalating crackdown on youth-led protests in the national capital, accusing authorities of suppressing democratic dissent through detentions, police action and restrictions on public assembly. In a statement issuedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter NEW DELHI, October 13, 2026: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has condemned the disruption of a Christian gathering in West Bengal and demanded strict action against those responsible for violence at a Bible convention in Nadia district. According to the CBCI, the Annual SantaliContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, India — October 12, 2026: On a rainy day in July, Bindu Anandan came to Sister Alice Kasmel Vadakkethundil to invite the nun to her daughter’s wedding. Vadakkethundil, the principal of Karuna (Mercy) Speech and Hearing Higher Secondary School in Kozhikode, a city in the southwesternContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kolkata, October 12, 2026: Dear Sanatani, Thank you for visiting me. I must say you were polite and genuinely wanted information about the mission, the funding, and related matters. I politely provided the needed information and politely declined your request to speak with the children in myContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, October 12, 2026: A fact-finding team has expressed concern over a series of alleged attacks, threats, and acts of intimidation targeting Christian communities in different parts of West Bengal. The team comprising Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghose, Sirsanya Bandyopadhyay, and Maria Fernandez visited several locationsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter KARUR, October 12, 2026: Recognizing the growing need for media education among schoolchildren, the Francisco Province of the Franciscan Sisters of the Presentation of Our Lady organized a training program for media coordinators to strengthen media education initiatives across its schools. The Oct. 10 workshop, heldContinue Reading
By Jose Kuttianimattathil Ecumenical Worship Service for India – For Justice, Accountability and Electoral Integrity [This worship service is intended for Christians of different denominations. Local communities are encouraged to adapt the language, responses, readings and hymns in consultation with the participating churches, while preserving its central themes of prayer,Continue Reading
