By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Feb 24, 2023: The mysterious death of a tribal Catholic girl in a government-managed hostel has led to unrest in a district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The girl, a ninth grader of Jawahar Navodaya School in Paralakhemundi, the headquarters of Gajapati district, wasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jhabua, Feb 24, 2023: A Protestant bishop was remanded in judicial custody in connection with an alleged case of religious conversion in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The family members of Auxiliary Bishop Paul Muniya of the Shalom Church in Jhabua district have deniedContinue Reading
By Neena Joseph Kochi, Feb 22, 2023:Religiously Political and Politically Religious: Reflections for Peace Education. New Delhi. Christian World Imprints. Author: George, M.K. 2023: The heading is captivating. A quick glance at the author’s background, the blurb and the contents unfolds the contemporariness of the subject matter, the obvious brevityContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Varanasi, Feb 22, 2023: The need for a Synodal Church and secular society was stressed at a meeting organized by the Indian Catholic Forum (ICF), an informal platform of like-minded persons concerned about the renewal of the Church and nation building. As many as 30 delegates, including sevenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ahmedabad, Feb 22, 2023: The Catholic Church in the western Indian state of Gujarat state has sought police protection after one of its schools faced a ruckus by a right wing Hindu mob. “We request you to take necessary action against such unruly elements and grantContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, February 19, 2023: Thousands of Christians belonging to various denominations and institutions on February 19 staged a peaceful prayer protest in New Delhi. The protest was to draw the attention of the government, judiciary and civil society to “the sharp escalation of targeted hate andContinue Reading
By Dorothy Fernandes Patna, Feb 17, 2023: India has changed a great deal over the past few months. When the reins of governance moved to the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, people welcomed the change, but gradually the party’s hidden agenda is becoming evident. The hidden agenda seems to beContinue Reading
Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Feb 17, 2023: On a Monday morning, I began my work as a doctor in the Surgical ICU of a corporate hospital in Kochi in the southern Indian state of Kerala on a sullen note. A patient who had been operated for advanced rectal cancer passedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, Feb 15, 2023: A Catholic social worker, who has campaigned against substance abuse for three decades, on February 15 received the first “Life Time Achievement award” instituted by a Jain center in Karnataka. Dharmasthala conferred the award on Thomas Scaria, who heads the Ecolink InstituteContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Aizawl, Feb 15, 2023: Photo exhibitions will highlight the life and mission of Father Ante Gabric, a Croatian Jesuit missionary who had spent five decades in eastern India, especially in the Sundarbans. Kolkata will host the exhibition February 16-17 at Mother Teresa Hall in Christ the KingContinue Reading
