By Don Aguiar Mumbai, Jan 27, 2023: In India this Republic Day far-right Hindu narratives have become more mainstream and brazen than the last year. Hindu nationalist narratives dominate the political and mainstream media discourse in India clamping the Constitutional freedom guaranteed to all citizens and in particular to theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Medan, Jan 26, 2023: An Indian origin Jesuit priest is credit for introducing to devotion to the Mother Mary of Vailankanni in the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Father James Bharataputra has been serving the Church in Indonesia for the past 50 years. The 84-year-old priest isContinue Reading
Jan 23, 2023 : A Syrian priest, whose appointment as archbishop was confirmed by Pope Francis on Jan. 7, shared the difficult times he spent being held hostage by the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group and the importance of the “spirit of forgiveness.” In a statement to ACI Prensa, CNA’sContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, January 23, 2023: Cardinal Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, head of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization, will attend the 34th plenary assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), the national association of the country’s Latin rite prelates. The January 24-25 annual plenary atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, Jan 23, 2023: In the wake of rising attacks against places of worship, senior religious leaders of Myanmar have appealed for restraint citing international pacts that call for the protection of places of worship, places of learning, and places of healing. In the latest attack,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 20, 2023: A 73-year-old Dominican nun and a 36-year-old diocesan priest have died in tragic accidents at two different parts of India. Father Melvin Abraham Pallithazhathu of Bijnor diocese died January 19 when his vehicle fell into a gorge of 500 feet deepContinue Reading
By Astrid Lobo Gajiwala Bengaluru, Jan 19, 2023: I was privileged to attend an international conference on “Towards a Synodal Church: Moving Forward” in Bengaluru. The January 12-15 conference was organized by Bengaluru’s Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (Pontifical Athenaeum) in collaboration with Chavara Central Secretariat in Kochi, Kerala. I must admitContinue Reading
By P A Chacko Sahibganj, Jan 18, 2023: The damning revelation by the Massachusetts-based digital forensic firm, Arsenal Consulting, that Father Stan Swamy’s computer was compromised and targeted by hackers for planting 44 incriminating documents, exposes the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and its masters. Because, the agency took these falselyContinue Reading
C. M. Paul Kolkata, January 16, 2023 – Don Bosco School Liluah alumni marking 55th year of the school alumni association held their first post Corona reunion on 15th January 2023. Some 650 past students attended the mega event. Besides felicitating Salesians of the Liluah community near Kolkata, 9 pastContinue Reading
Rome, January 15, 2023: A Catholic priest burned to death on Jan. 15 after bandits set fire to his parish rectory in northern Nigeria. The body of Father Isaac Achi was found among the charred parish building of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church on Jan. 15, according to theContinue Reading
