By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, August 3, 2026: Swift police intervention and community solidarity thwarted an attempted intimidation at the Church of Divine Mercy, Bamanpukur Parish under Baruipur diocese, where intruders unlawfully demanded coerced religious directives. According to Parish Priest Father Pradip Dari, around noon a man identifying himself asContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter KOLKATA, August 1, 2026: A disturbing pattern of intimidation has emerged in South 24 Parganas, where the same saffron‑clad man has now threatened two Christian pastors in consecutive days — first in Sandeshkhali, and then at the St. Claret Catholic Church in Nazat. On July 31,Continue Reading
By George Kommattam Kanhangad, August 1, 2026: Good Samaritan Sister Jaya Anto Mangalath holds the national record for the most blood donations by a woman in India. The Talent Record Book recognized her in March 2024 when she gave blood for the 117th time. Mangalath was born in Alappuzha, KeralaContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, August 1, 2026: After serving leprosy patients for two decades, Sisters Christiana Fernandes and Lucy Gomes of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate joined the fight against substance abuse in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka. “We found substance addiction everywhere whether we work with leprosyContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, August 1, 2026: In a world filled with conflict, loneliness, and uncertainty, poetry that makes us stop and reflect has a special value. Abhilash Fraizer’s Father: A Collection of Poems is one such work. It is a thoughtful journey through faith, human struggles, hope, and ourContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bangkok, July 31, 2026: The Christian Conference of Asia voiced deep concern over the devastation caused by floods and landslides across India, urging churches and humanitarian partners to assist communities grappling with loss, displacement and widespread damage. In a statement released July 28, the regional ecumenicalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bangkok, July 30, 2026: The Christian Conference of Asia called for urgent action against human trafficking linked to cyber scam operations, warning that thousands of people are being exploited through schemes that lure victims with false job opportunities and promises of a better future. In aContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Sandeshkhali, July 31, 2026: A disturbing incident of intimidation and threats against a Christian pastor has shaken the Grace Community Church in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas. Around 3:00 PM, a group led by a self‑proclaimed monk associated with a Hindu organization stormed into theContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Kochi, July 29: He is a Church father whose name rarely appears in catechism classes, whose writings are scarcely known outside academic circles, and yet whose work shaped the way generations of Christians encountered the Gospel. Nearly eighteen centuries after his death, Tatian—the second-century Assyrian Christian thinkerContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 30, 2026: Religious leaders, clergy, academics and community representatives gathered in New Delhi on July 28 to mark the birth anniversary of Archbishop Angelo Innocent Fernandes (1913–2000), honoring his lifelong commitment to peace, interfaith dialogue and cooperation among religious communities. The interfaith event,Continue Reading
