Kudumbashree: Where women anchor peace and harmony
2018-05-26
Women are the anchorages of peace and communal harmonyContinue Reading
After desecration, Goa church body questions police claim
2018-05-25
Panaji: In the wake of the desecration of a holy cross in a South Goa village, a Goa Church body on Thursday questioned police claims of solving cases of earlier desecrations reported from the coastal state. The Council for Social Justice and Peace, a social arm of the Goa Church,Continue Reading
Brazil sees surprise vocations boom
2018-05-25
The number of priests in Brazil has increased by a tenth in just four years – from 24,600 in 2014 to 27,300 this year. The figures were obtained from the Centre for Social Investigation and Religious Statistics (Ceris), an agency of the bishops’ conference. Folha De Sao Paulo, the daily newspaperContinue Reading
Canada: Several injured in Indian restaurant blast
2018-05-25
More than a dozen people have been injured after an improvised explosive device was detonated inside a restaurant in Mississauga, a Canadian city neighbouring Toronto. The blast occurred just after 10:30pm on Thursday May 24, media reported. About 15 people were taken to hospital after the blast at the BombayContinue Reading
Archbishops like judges enjoy free speech
2018-05-25
Mahatma Gandhi famously declared that those who believe religion and politics are not connected do not understand eitherContinue Reading
Cardinal Gracias meets Rajnath Singh
2018-05-25
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) president Cardinal Oswald Gracias met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on May 24 to discuss issues concerning the Christian community in the country. The meeting between Singh and Gracias, who recently took over as the president of the CBCI, was termed a “courtesy call” by theContinue Reading
Scrap ties with Vatican, close nunciature: Subramanian Swamy
2018-05-25
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Subramanian Swamy of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end India’s relations with the Vatican and close the apostolic nunciature in New Delhi. Swamy, a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house in parliament, on May 23 criticizedContinue Reading
Be bold like Couto, Laity group asks Indian bishops
2018-05-25
Modi government trying to divide, coerce ChurchContinue Reading
Civil rights group condemns police firing on Tuticorin protesters
2018-05-25
the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said the state government was taking steps to permanently close the plantContinue Reading
Let’s ask couple of questions
2018-05-25
By Don Aguiar Mumbai: Most of us may have watched the program on Republic TV on May 21 and 22 where the Christians of India were directly in the line of fire. It was noted that on this program the saffron brigade was bent on creating controversy on a letterContinue Reading