By F. M. Britto Raipur, June 20, 2023: Three masked men have looted a presbytery in broad daylight under the Raipur archdiocese in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. “I am safe, anyhow,” Father Varghese Thekkekut, parish priest of St. Theresa of Avila at Bagbahra in Mahasamund district, told MattersContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, June 20, 2023: Catholics, especially of South Indian origin, all over the world, are celebrating, whether it be birth, baptism, first communion, marriage or death. No issues about the celebrations. After all, Jesus too is known for his joining celebrations of people. However, in recentContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Aizawl, June 19, 2023: Each year on June 20, the world celebrates the strength and courage of people forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution as World Day of Migrants and Refugees. I encounter Refugees and Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in close proximityContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 19, 2023: The Syro-Malabar Church, a Kerala-based Oriental rite in the Catholic fold, has welcomed the decision of the government in neighbouring state of Karnataka to repeal a law prohibiting religious conversions. The decision “deserves appreciation by all those who stand for democracy andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rattanpura, June 16, 2023: Jaswant Mavi, a differently-abled student of a Catholic school, has become an inspiration for many in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan. “It is a matter of pride for all of us in our family and the village,” says Jaswant’s father PrakashContinue Reading
By Rani Punnasseril New Delhi June 16, 2023: Archbishop Anil J T Couto of Delhi has announced relief support to people of the violence-stricken of Manipur, a northeastern Indian state. Addressing a meeting organized by the diocesan commission for migrants on June 16 at the archbishop’s residence, the prelate saidContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 16, 2023: The Syro-Malabar Synod has decided to open St Mary’s Basilica in Ernakulam, Kerala, closed for more than six months because of a controversy over the method of offering Mass. The decision was announced June 16 at the end of the synod’s weeklongContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Aizawl, June16, 2023: Capuchin Father Nithiya Sagayam, who works among gypsies in southern India, has been conferred with a lifetime achievement award by the federal Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The ministry gives the “Atal Bihari Life Time Achievement Award” to those with the record ofContinue Reading
By Indian Currents New Delhi, June 16, 2023: Manipur violence is aimed at destroying, if not eliminating, the Christian community in the northeastern Indian state, says Dean Kuriakose, a Member of Parliament from Kerala. Kuriakose joined another parliamentarian from Kerala Hibi Eden to visit Manipur in the second week ofContinue Reading
By AXJ Bosco The book, Following an Inner Voice: Life of an Activist Nun, the autobiography of Holy Cross Sister Manju Kulapuram, deals with life concerns of the disciples of Jesus, especially of the Religious. Sister Manju expresses her search for a meaningful life and apostolate which many religious doContinue Reading
