Beijing: Restricting the Vatican’s control over the appointment of bishops in China does not infringe on believers’ religious freedom, a Chinese official said Tuesday, amid historic negotiations between Beijing and the Holy See aimed at healing divisions. Chen Zongrong, an official overseeing religious affairs, said Beijing would not allow “foreignContinue Reading
Quetta: Four members of a Christian family were gunned down in southwestern Pakistan on Monday, police said, in the latest attack on the minority community. The family was travelling in a rickshaw when armed men on a motorcycle intercepted them and opened fire in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata: The Jesuit-run Udayani (awakening) Social Action Forum in West Bengal is encouraging rural women to contend in local elections scheduled to take place in May. “Registering our women’s Self Help Groups (SHGs) federations at the block level into NGOs and train them to be independentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: As members of the Dalit caste were protesting the Supreme Court order that prevented the immediate arrest of those being violent towards them across India on April 2, the Bishops of Odisha and other church leaders have planned to deliberate on the Dalits of OdishaContinue Reading
New Delhi: Violence against Christians are increasing in the National Capital Region of India, especially in the immediate neighboring states of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. During the holy week some miscreants claiming to be custodians of the majority community desecrated the Church services and beat up the people praying insideContinue Reading
Panaji: India needs to emulate the tolerant principles and the positive energy of Imam Imdadul Rashidi, who despite losing his 16-year-old son in communal violence in West Bengal’s Asansol district last week implored the mobs not to exact revenge, a top church official said here on Tuesday. Secretary General ofContinue Reading
India has long had a vibrant media, with more than 407 million newspaper readers — more than the population of the United StatesContinue Reading
Dubai: An entire album featuring more than 200 singers specially made for the Holy Week celebrations this year has been released by the head of the Indian Orthodox Church. Called Sneha Sparsham or The Touch of Love in Malayalam, the album comprises 60 liturgical songs recorded over the 50 daysContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kootupuzha: The IMS Retreat Center at Kootupuzha in Kerala will host a three-day programme on how to put the Gospel into practice in May. The Focolare Movement, an international organization that promotes the ideals of unity and universal brotherhood is organized the event. The May 4-6Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rourkela: Statues of Mother Mary and Child Jesus have been destroyed in the diocese of Rourkela, Sundhargarh district, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. This was the second incident in two months in the region. Bishop Kishor Kumar Kujur of Rourkela condemned the dastardly actionContinue Reading
