By Stephen Alathara Bengaluru, Nov 12, 2022: The 33rd plenary assembly of India’s Latin Church began with a call from Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli to promote relations with other religions with the Gandhian spirit. “All Christians must be committed to dialogue with others so that moral values are protectedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhopal, Nov 12, 2022: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) sleuths have raided the office and residence of an Evangelical Lutheran Church bishop and four associates for alleged charges of embezzlement of employees’ provident fund to the tune of 50 million rupees in the central Indian stateContinue Reading
By Stephen Alathara Bengaluru, Nov 12, 2022: Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, archbishop of Goa and Daman, was re-elected president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), the national body of the country’s Latin rites bishops. The election took place during the conference’s 33rd plenary assembly held Nov 11-12Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Nov 11, 2022: Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Trichur has been elected president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), the national body that represents more than 22 million Catholics in the country. The conference’s general body that met in Bengaluru Nov 6-11 also electedContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Nov 11, 2022: The Supreme Court ON November 7, with 3-2 majority, upheld the constitutional validity of the 103rd Constitution Amendment 2019, which provides for 10 percent Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservation among the forward castes. Soon after this, the five-judge Constitution bench was toldContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Nov 10, 2022: The Kerala High Court has asked Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Catholic Church in the southern Indian state, to appear before a court in connection with cases related to a land sale. The top court in Kerala November 9 dismissed theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Duliajan, Nov 9, 2022: A Salesian priest has been training industry professionals in northeastern India. Father V M Thomas is now busy conducting 19 training programs for the Oil India Ltd company executives. The two-day programs for 576 in batches of 30 began in July andContinue Reading
By Lisa Zengarini Lourdes, Nov 9, 2022: The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of France (CEF) expressed the shock of his fellow prelates as he revealed that 11 former or serving French bishops have been accused of sexual abuse, or failing to report cases, including a cardinal who admittedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Indore, Nov 9, 2022: Three women from different parts of northern India have won the top prizes of the first Gospel Singer Reality Show conducted by a popular Church TV channel. While Lynette John, a mother and an English music teacher from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, notchedContinue Reading
By Dr George Jacob Kochi, Nov 8, 2022: Condemning the use of the ‘two-finger test’ on survivors of rape and sexual assault to confirm the crime, the Supreme Court has recently ruled that “any person performing such tests will be held guilty of misconduct.” A bench comprising Justices D YContinue Reading
