By Matters India Reporter Imphal, April 13, 2023: The All Manipur Christian Organisation (AMCO) has expressed serious concern over the demolition of three churches belonging to three different denominations in the northeastern Indian state that has 41 percent Christians. The Manipur authorities on March 11 demolished the Evangelical Baptist ConventionContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 13, 2023: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on April 13 granted bail to a Catholic school principal accused of sexual abuse of student. A day earlier, the court granted temporary relief from arrest to Bishop Gerald Almeida of Jabalpur and Father Jagan RajContinue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Kolkata, April 12, 2023: The Supreme Court of India has asked the federal government to formulate a national model for all states and Union Territories for managing menstrual hygiene for girls in schools. The apex court on April 10 also termed the issue as of “immense importance”Continue Reading
Dimapur, April 12, 2023: A Salesian center in northeastern India has held a series of training to help improve their employment opportunities. The Anma Integrated Development Association (AIDA) held the training in five villages, with a focus on mushroom cultivation and food processing. The women were part of self-help groupsContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, April 12, 2023: I am raising this question purposely. Why? Let me explain. On the occasion of Easter on April 9 Prime Minister Modi visited the Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi. The video shows that he was welcomed by the archbishop of Delhi and otherContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, April 11, 2023: I am happy to have a mobile phone with me. It helps me get connected with anyone living in any part of the world at any time. Last month I was touring some of the interior parts of Jharkhand. From a remoteContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, April 10, 2023: Pope Francis speaks incessantly against clericalism. ‘He keeps insisting that clericalism can be a sin for both clergy and laity: for clergy, when they demand to be treated as superior to the laity; and for the laity , if they resign themselvesContinue Reading
By Joe Eruppakkatt New Delhi, April 11, 2023: Brother Jesudas Gabriel Amirtham, a member of the Society of St. Paul who promoted peace clubs for children and ran mobile bookshops among other activities, has died. The death occurred at 4 pm on April 10 at the congregation’s house in Kochi,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, April 7, 2023: A cine actor in the southern Indian state of Kerala has observed Maundy Thursday differently: he washed the feet of his wife and five children at home. A video posted April 7 on YouTube shows Sijoy Varghese kneeling before his wife andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New York, April 8, 2023: An Indian American who wrote about pioneering American and Indian women in a Bihar town has won a 74-year-old award that salutes media that “affirm the highest values of the human spirit.” Jyoti Thottam, daughter of an Indian nurse settled inContinue Reading
