By Matters India Reporter Cuttack, Aug 17, 2023: A Catholic nun, who survived gangrape, has gone back to a court to give evidence after a gap of nine years. The nun, who cannot be named because of legal reasons, appeared before the district and sessions judge court in Cuttack onContinue Reading
By George Jacob Kochi, Aug 17, 2023: The National Medical Commission (NMC), India’s top healthcare regulatory body, recently issued a notification to doctors regarding prescription of drugs. The notification said, beside other things, doctors must avoid prescribing branded generic drugs. What are generic and branded drugs? ‘Generic’ implies the pharmacologicalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Aug 15, 2023: Jesuit Archbishop Cyril Vasil, papal delegate to the archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly, on August 15 urged the faithful to obey Pope Francis and avoid troublemakers who oppose the uniform mode of celebrating Mass. “Are you with the Pope or against him?” this wasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Aug 15, 2023: Jesuit Archbishop Cyril Vasil, who has come to the southern Indian state of Kerala as Pope Francis’ delegate to resolve a liturgical dispute in the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese, continues to face opposition from a large section of priests and lay people. On AugustContinue Reading
By Tejaswi Ravinder Battala Hyderabad, Aug 15, 2023: India enters the 77th year of independence today. On this day in 1947, after the announcement of the Independence, India faced two major challenges. One, framing of its own constitution, and two, the merging of various princely states into the independent India.Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Aug 14, 2023: A message from the Catholic bishops in India says celebrating the country’s 77th Independence Day calls for reaffirming people’s commitment to fostering a society built on justice, equality, and inclusivity. The message, “Reflecting on Independence and Unity,” issued on August 14, theContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Aug 14, 2023: A premier Konkani cultural organization in Mangaluru is now busy making a “soul searching” movie on the identity of the Konkani community in southern India. The center, Mandd Sobhan (beautiful stage), has researched for the past 15 years and documented the cultural rootsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 14, 2023: The Supreme Court of India on August 14 refused to stay the anticipatory bail granted by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh to a Catholic bishop and a nun, accused of religious conversion. The apex court was hearing a petition fromContinue Reading
By Joseph Victor Edwin New Delhi, Aug 14, 2023: Islamic Studies Association, a New Delhi-based group of Christian scholars on Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, has celebrated the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples by organizing two webinars on Islamic mysticism. The first seminar on August 9 was on “MysticismContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 14, 2023: A shocking incident took place at Nanguneri in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district on August 9. Six youngsters from a dominant caste allegedly attacked a 17-year-old Scheduled Caste student and his younger sister with sickles at their home. According to the police, allContinue Reading
