By Thomas Scaria Kochi, April 19, 2023: Aravindaksha Menon, an upper caste Hindu who discovered Christ through the reading of the Vedas, died of heart attack in Kerala. The death occurred on April 19 as he was being taken to a hospital in Kottayam with complaints of chest pain. HeContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Siliguri, April 19, 2023 — Kolkata Salesians have partnered in joint mission efforts for a second time in recent years with St Joseph’s province of Vincentian Fathers by offering existing Salesian facilities in Nepal and India. Bishop Vincent Aind of Bagdogra in Siliguri, blessed another existing SalesianContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bina, April 19, 2023: A Catholic school in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has sought police protection following threats from a rightwing student body. A delegation of 30 teachers, majority of them females, on April 18 called on Sub-Divisional Magistrate and local police stationContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, April 19, 2023: Last week an NGO director in Tamil Nadu sent me a news clipping. It said that in just one day three young girls were missing in Ramanathapuram district of the southern Indian state. The report mentions about the network of human traffickers,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kasargod, April 18, 2023: A parish under the Kottayam Knanaya Catholic archdiocese has created history when it allowed a parishioner to marry from outside the closely knit community without losing his membership. The parish priest of St Anne’s Knanaya Catholic Church at Kottody in Kerala’s KasargodContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, April 17, 2023: Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar joined those mourning the death of Albert Augustine, an Indian Catholic who was among 60 killed in the ongoing clashes in Sudan. “The situation in Khartoum remains one of great concern. We will continue to monitor developments,”Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, April 17, 2023: Catholics in Mangaluru are mourning the tragic death of a young entrepreneur of the community who died in an accident in Thailand. Oshin Pereira died April 11 in a scuba diving accident while on holidaying in Thailand. The 26-year-old who debuted in bakingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ahmedabad, April 17, 2023: A Catholic nun has approached the Gujarat High Court for action against alleged derogatory remarks on nuns and the Pope during an event organized by a rightwing Hindu group. Sister Manjula Tuscano, a member of the Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jabalpur, April 14, 2023: A special court in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has remanded ousted Protestant Bishop P C Singh in seven days custody of Directorate of Enforcement (ED) for interrogation. Officials from the ED reportedly arrested the former Church of North IndianContinue Reading
By Heather Preston Abuja, April 13, 2023: The Christian Association of Nigeria has received an apology from the manufacturers of Peak Milk, after it used Jesus’ crucifixion as a metaphor to promote its product on Good Friday. The controversial ad campaign showed a dented tin of Peak Milk pierced onContinue Reading
