Jesus’s traditional burial site reopens
2018-03-01
The church was reopened after a three-day closureContinue Reading
Kerala couple take wedding vows in sign language
2018-03-01
Kottayam: When 31-year-old Bineesh Thomas and 27-year-old Hima got married, the guests remained silent spectators. Instead, they all witnessed a beautiful ceremony where only silence spoke, moving some to tears of joy.For, the couple took their wedding vows and followed the wedding rituals in the church completely in sign language. Kottayam nativeContinue Reading
Karwan-e-Mohabbat visits Odisha
2018-02-28
By Ajaya Kumar Singh Bhubaneswar: The Karwan-e-Mohabbat, a civil society initiative of solidarity and conscience in response to rising hate violence, visited Odisha from 26-28 February. This is the tenth state to be visited by the Karwan. Now in its second year, the Karwan visited Gurudijhatia in Cuttack district whereContinue Reading
Chingleput Bishop, priests meet collector over Hospices shut down order
2018-02-28
By Matters India Reporter Chennai: Bishop Neethinathan Anthonisamy of Chingleput along with hundreds of priests, nuns and lay people met the Kanchipuram district collector regarding St. Joseph Hospices at Palaswaram (A home for dying and destitute) on Feb 28. “The media and other anti-social forces are spreading false news regardingContinue Reading
Campaign for Kandhamal’s 7 innocents reaches 10,000 signatures
2018-02-28
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: The Campaign for Kandhamal’s seven innocents – six of them illiterates including a mentally challenged – languishing in jail for nine years due to Sangh Parivar fraud, crossed a big milestone (Feb 28) reaching 10,000 signatures. Journalist Anto Akkara who anchors the campaign for sevenContinue Reading
Hindu pontiff’s death mourned
2018-02-28
He was admitted to a hospital on February 28 morningContinue Reading
Missionary nun stabbed by thieves
2018-02-28
Moulovibazar – A sister of Mother Teresa was stabbed Tuesday in Bangladesh, but has decided not to file a complaint against the four assailants who seriously injured her. Sister M. Madeleine works in the “Homes for Malnutrition Center,” of the Catholic Church of Lokhipur, in the diocese of Sylhet. TheContinue Reading
European Union, Pope bring renewed hope for Asia Bibi
2018-02-27
Lahore: The family of Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman imprisoned now for nearly nine years on blasphemy charges has renewed hope that new pressures on the Pakistani government may lead to her release. Bibi’s husband Ashiq Masih, and her 18-year old daughter met with Pope Francis at the VaticanContinue Reading
Pilgrims locked out as Jerusalem holy site shut for second day
2018-02-27
Jerusalem: The Jerusalem church built at what many consider the holiest site in Christianity remained closed for a second day Tuesday to protest Israeli tax measures and a proposed law, leaving hundreds of disappointed and perplexed pilgrims locked outside. Christian leaders took the rare step of closing the Church ofContinue Reading
Pastor attacked in Bihar for ‘religious conversion’
2018-02-27
By Matters India Reporter Bettiah: A group of people on February 27 assaulted a Pentecostal pastor and his companions in West Champaran district of Bihar, eastern India. The attackers accused the pastor of indulging in religious conversion, the police said. The pastor and team from Bagaha town in the sameContinue Reading