By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 7, 2023: The oldest church in northeastern India has been entangled in a factional feud for more than eight months. On June 4, the Christ Church in Guwahati, the commercial capital of Assam state, witnessed unruly scenes when one group shut the doors obstructingContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, June 5, 2023: The Gandhi Peace Foundation in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh has organized a meeting to mark the 49th anniversary of Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan’s call for total revolution. Noted Gandhians and representatives of various political parties attended the June 5 program. The star attraction was a telephonicContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Balasore, June 6, 2023: The head of the Catholic Church in Odisha has appealed Christians to donate blood for the survivors of the triple train tragedy in the eastern Indian state. “I appeal to Christians and youth to donate blood for the needs of the cause atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, June 6, 2023: People in Patna, eastern India, have mourned the death of a Eurasian nun who had spent most of her time caring for nature, following the footsteps of Saint Francis of Assisi. Sister Mary Hildegard Gardiner, had “for the whole of her lifeContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, June 6, 2023: A few days ago, I read a news report about four nuns of a religious congregation taking their final vows. The report mentioned that these nuns were trained by a priest on “deep spirituality” as per the bishop who celebrated the Mass.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, June 5, 2023: The Conference of Religious India has joined groups to express solidarity with women wrestlers who have been protesting against sexual abuses in the national capital for several weeks. “We the women and men of the Conference of Religious in India [CRI] saluteContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 4, 2023: Some rightwing Hindu groups have threatened to close two churches of the archdiocese of Delhi that covers the national capital and parts of Haryana state. The latest incident happened June 4 at St Joseph Vaz Catholic Mission Church, Kherki Daula inContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, June 4, 2023: After a group of robbers has looted a parish in Odisha’s Sambalpur diocese and wounded its priest, a bishop has issued an 11-point guideline on security measures his people should adopt. According to information received in Bhubaneswar, the state capital, six masked menContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, June 3, 2023: Seven women wrestlers, including a minor, have accused the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a BJP M P, of sexual harassment. Brij Bhushan, the accused, says, ‘If a single allegation against me is proven, I will hangContinue Reading
By Tessy Jacob Bhubaneswar, June 3, 2023: The Catholic diocese of Balasore has plunged into the rescue and relief operations immediately after a triple train tragedy sent shock waves in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. “The response from the Church side was immediate as priests and parishioners in andContinue Reading
