By F M Britto Raipur, March 14, 2023: It upsets us Christians when we hear that some Hindu militant groups keep on organizing Ghar Vapsi (reconversion) programs in some places. It pains us more that in every ceremony, a few thousand Christians become Hindus. Naturally, it is matter of concern.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, March 13, 2023: Catholic bishops of the southern Indian state of Kerala have demanded a ban on a stage show that they say insults Catholic monastic life and Christianity. “The communist organizations are giving huge publicity for the drama,’’ says a statement issued by theContinue Reading
By Virginia Saldanha Mumbai, March 13, 2023: An interesting question asked at a recent webinar on the Synod was, “Is the Synodal Process Expanding or Shrinking the Tent for Women?” Elissa Roper, an Australian theologian who answered the question from the Catholic Women’s Council, said, “The hope for the futureContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Dimapur, March 10, 2023: A Baptist group in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland has asked its members, who have been involved in partisan politics during the recent assembly elections, to resign from their ministerial responsibility before it initiates inquiry. In a letter, the Chakhesang BaptistContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Fatehpur, March 10, 2023: A Christian hospital that has served a northern Indian city for more than a century faces closure after it became a victim of religious bigotry since one year. The Broadwell Christian Hospital in Fatehpur has faced “physical, mental, and emotional abuse dueContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, March 10, 2023: An institute that trains addiction professionals globally has honored two of its alumna who have excelled in prevention and management of substance use disorder in Africa and India. Ecolink Training Institute, which has trained more than 300 addiction professionals from 20 countriesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Dindori, March 9, 2023: A court in central India has remanded in judicial custody principal of a Catholic school while the police have intensified their search for a priest and a nun wanted in an alleged sexual harassment of minor school girls. Leaders of the JabalpurContinue Reading
By Vatican News staff writer Vatican City, March 8, 2023: Pope Francis has renewed the Council of Cardinals, as known as the ‘C9’, since the mandate of the previous Council has expired. The cardinal members of the new Council are: Cardinals Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State; Fernando Vérgez Alzaga,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 5, 2023: As many as 93 former civil servants have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about what they assay are recent increase in attacks on Christians in India. Banded under the Constitutional Conduct Group, the retired bureaucrats, urged Modi in their MarchContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Partamaha, March 5, 2023: More than 50,000 people on March 5 gathered at a Marian pilgrimage center in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, when it celebrated its feast two years after a gap of two years. “We are here after the Covid pandemic to thank GodContinue Reading
