By Irudhaya Jothi Mirga, June 7, 2026: With tiny hands clutching saplings, Santal tribal children turned World Environment Day into a lesson in hope, planting young trees on the grounds of Shanti Sadan Mirga, a Jesuit-run institution in West Bengal’s Bankura district, about 200 kilometers west of Kolkata. The children,Continue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, May 7, 2026: The editorial in the latest Economic and Political Weekly (Vol. 61, Issue No. 22, 30 May 2026) delivers a scathing verdict on the Great Nicobar Project. Titled The Great Nicobar Project: A Holistic Folly, it argues that claims of strategic importance are flimsy,Continue Reading
By C.M. Paul Nagrakata, 7 June 2026: At a requiem Mass held in the Diocese of Jalpaiguri alumni of parish school recalled the contribution of Bartholomis Tirkey, former Headmaster of St. Mary’s Boarding High School, Champaguri, Nagrakata. A pioneer educator in the Dooars, he upgraded a modest village school intoContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kathmandu, June 5, 2026: Nepal has observed the National Day for the Elimination of Caste Discrimination and Untouchability, renewing calls for justice and equality for Dalit communities. The commemoration carried the slogan, “Effective mobilisation of state structures for access to justice for the Dalit community.” TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, June 4, 2026: A joint statement signed by more than 140 activists, academics, former ministers, artists and scientists has warned of “all out fratricide” in India following violent attacks on opposition leaders in West Bengal. The statement, titled “Is India on the Verge of aContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Kolkata, June 3, 2026: At noon outside Kolkata’s Sealdah railway station, Rafiq Ali, a 62‑year‑old footpath dweller, clutches an aluminum plate of steaming rice and potato curry. His eyes light up as he says, “This is the only meal I get in a day. Without it, I wouldContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter CHIANG MAI, June 3, 2026: Retired Archbishop Felix Anthony Machado of Vasai has urged Asian Christians to embrace synodality and ecumenism as inseparable paths, stressing baptismal unity and common witness amid the region’s diversity. Delivering the second thematic address on “Synodality and Ecumenism: Ecclesial Unity forContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporters New Delhi, June 3, 2026: A nationwide concerned citizens tribunal has heard evidence of widespread violence, social boycott and institutional complicity in attacks on Christians across India. Convened by Karwan-e-Mohabbat and a collective of citizens at the Constitution Club in New Delhi on June 1, theContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash This is the last of a three-part series on Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo’s first encyclical. Ahmedabad, May 31, 2026: Pope Leo’s call to the Church to do a serious examination of conscience will make many within the Church uncomfortable. He says that the five principles of theContinue Reading
By M.K. George Rome, June 2, 2026: I was privileged to travel for two months through ten states of India—West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. The days were strikingly joyful and insightful, not only because of the fascinating growth seen in these states,Continue Reading
