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
By Matters India Reporter Jaigaon, August 13, 2023: St. Anthony’s School, managed by the Salesian Sisters at Jaigaon on the Bhutan border, partnered with International STEAM Research to conduct the DaVinci Innovation Camp for teachers and students. STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) is an educational approach that incorporatesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Aug 13, 2023: The first meeting of Christian institutes of higher education — religious and secular — has stressed highlighting the positive aspects of religions to foster communal harmony and peace in India. This is necessary in a country like India, which, though secular inContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Guwahati, Aug 12, 2023: Sister Sanrupe Kharsyiumiong and her companion were busy recruiting candidates for her congregation in some parishes of Manipur, when ethnic violence targeting Christians erupted May 3 in the northeastern Indian state. After escaping, “our plan was to return in three days, but [we]Continue Reading
By Pretesh Kiran Bengaluru, Aug 12, 2023: St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore is celebrating its 60th year of existence this year. What was conceived as an idea in 1944, and started as a Medical College in 1963, is now known to many as a worldclass Medical College with over 750Continue Reading
By Pretesh Kiran Bengaluru, Aug 12, 2023: Bengaluru’s St. John’s Medical College launched its diamond jubilee celebrations on August 12 with a minister of Karnataka state hailing the institution’s selfless service to mankind. St. John’s “is the first private medical college in Karnataka” and its “quality of selfless service towardsContinue Reading
