B y M K George Rome, March 20, 2023: The statement of the Archbishop of Tellicherry in Kerala promising a Member of Parliament for the BJP, if the price of rubber is increased to 300 rupees a kilo, is highly regrettable. There are four reasons why the archbishop does notContinue Reading
By Midhun J Francis Kochukallan Rome, March 21, 2023: Pope Francis addressed a delegation of the United Association of Humanistic Buddhism from Taiwan during their visit to the Vatican on an interreligious “educational pilgrimage.” Pope Francis on March 16 stressed the importance of a culture of encounter, especially in aContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 19, 2023: Catholics across India have reacted angrily to an archbishop in Kerala, who has offered conditional support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that heads the federal coalition government. Archbishop Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry on March 18 assured the BJP at least oneContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, March 20, 2023: The Indian Catholic Forum (ICF) is aghast and astounded at the purported recent statement of Archbishop Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry, Kerala, that the Christians of Kerala would support the BJP if it increased the price of rubber to 300 rupees per kilo. It wouldContinue Reading
By P A Chacko Sahibganj, March 19, 2023: The Metropolitan Archbishop of Tellicherry Mar Joseph Pamplany’s unexpected overture to the BJP to help to get a Lok Sabha seat in Kerala at the 2024 General Elections is a politically opportunistic public statement. “If the government raises the price of rubberContinue Reading
By Suresh Mathew New Delhi, March 19, 2023: The electoral scene in the country is hotting up. In the next one year or so, several states will go to polls; general elections to the Lok Sabha too will take place. The BJP is not sitting as pretty as it wasContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Manila, March 18, 2023: A zonal meeting of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary has resolved among other things to care for victims of religious intolerance and those living without hope. As many as 20 delegates from Asia, Pacific and United States attendedContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 18, 2023: Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Powathil, a former president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India and a leader of the traditionalists in the Syro-Malabar Church, died March 18 in Changanacherry, Kerala. The death occurred at 1:17 pm in Thomas Hospital, Chethipuza, Changanacherry, whereContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 17, 2023: The Supreme Court of India on March 17 dismissed Cardinal George Alencherry’s appeal seeking to quash seven criminal cases against him in connection the controversial sale of church land in the southern Indian state of Kerala. A division bench of theContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Adava, March 16, 2023: A Catholic family in an eastern Indian village says it now lives in fear after a mob attack. Kamila Nayak, the head of the 15-member family in Adava village, told Matters India March 16 that some 100 men and women came to theirContinue Reading
