By Virginia Saldanha Mumbai, Nov 8, 2023: The start of the Synod on Synodality gave women some hope – for the first time 82 women participated in a Synod and 54 had voting rights. Women at the Synod reported that the discussions were cordial, friendly and that they could expressContinue Reading
Panaji, Nov 8, 2023: Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar, an iconic scientific marvel, was created in 1734 with ideas from astronomy scholars of various religions, including Jesuit priests from Goa, says a science historian in India. The site is “truly an innovation far ahead of its time” and intrinsically secular in nature,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Hyderabad, Nov 7, 2023: Official recognition as essential workers, registration, identity cards, and setting up a helpline app to address workplace harassment were some demands from the garbage collectors of Hyderabad. More than 500 garbage collectors met November 5 to highlight their pressing demands and theContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Nov 6, 2023: Father Suresh Mathew, the outgoing editor of Indian Currents weekly, says the Church should not identify with regressive and repressive governments as its mission is to stand with the oppressed masses with little voice to raise their demands and grievances. The 50-year-oldContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Kolkata, November 6, 2023 : Two recently renovated state-of-the-art classrooms of Knowledge Tree Learning Support Centre were inaugurated on November 6, for children of Kolkata’s business district Burrabazaar. “Knowledge Tree Learning Support Centre, located at The Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary, Kolkata, is dedicated to providingContinue Reading
By P A Chacko Dumka, Nov 5, 2023: Capuchin Father Suresh Mathew retires from being Indian Currents editor, leaving behind memories of a man with prophetic touch in the firmament of journalism. I found it a pleasure to work with him knowing his wavelength for creative media material presentation. WhatContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 5, 2023: Capuchin Father Suresh Mathew, editor of Indian Currents, a leading Church publication in the country, has been transferred to Punjab as a manager of a school. A November 5 message from Father Raphie Paliakara, the new leader of the Capuchin’s KristContinue Reading
By Anto Akkara Kandhamal, an obscure jungle district in Odisha –one of the least developed among 766 districts in India– is now known all over the world. The credit goes to the poor but valiant Christians who embraced martyrdom like the ‘Early Christians’ when they were threatened with death toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 3, 2023: Friends and associates of Sister Seli Thomas have congratulated her for winning the inaugural Sisters Anti-Trafficking Awards (SATA). “On behalf of the national Conference of Religious India we congratulate Sister Seli Thomas,” says Apostolic Carmel Sister M Nirmalini, head of India’sContinue Reading
By Astrid Lobo Gajiwala Mumbai, Nov 2, 2023: A sign of hope for women is that for the first time in the “his-story” of the Catholic Church all the 54 women present at the synod were permitted to vote on the final document. Another is the separate section devoted toContinue Reading
