By Yogendra Yadav New Delhi, Oct 20, 2022: Every public debate in our country involving English language serves to illustrate an apartheid mindset. Otherwise reasonable persons make logic stand on its head. Presumptions replace experience. Anecdotes outweigh evidence. Advocates of radical changes in every walk of life turn out toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Oct 21, 2022: The priests and lay people of a Catholic archdiocese in the Syro-Malabar Church have snapped their ties with the Vatican appointed administrator as the dispute over Mass celebration entered a new phase. Father Jose Vailikodath, senior priest and public relations officer ofContinue Reading
By Tola Mbakwe London, Oct 21, 2022: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and the Church of England have been urged to address its stains of child sexual abuse as the final report of a seven-year inquiry into the issue has been published. The Independent Inquiry into ChildContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Oct 20,2022: In February 2017, I was in Rome to attend the marriage of my niece to an Italian. The nuptials were held in the church of San Giuseppe Dei Falegnami constructed above the Prigione Dei SS Apostoli Pietro e Paolo, near the Roman Forum. This isContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kolkata, Oct 15, 2022: India yet again holds a deplorable record of being a seriously hungry country. Among 121 countries India stood 107 with a score of 29.1. It falls under the “serious” category in the hunger meter according to the Global Hunger Index 2022 (GHI). WorldContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Oct 15, 2022: Catholic bishops in Kerala have cautioned people against rising occult practices in the wake of reported cases of human sacrifices in the southern Indian state. “No civilized society can image such ghastly murders. We are shocked,” Father Jacob G Palakkappilly, the spokespersonContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Oct 12, 2022: Father Joe D’Souza walked between the pews, petting a Labrador, speaking gently to a Spaniel, stroking a Pomeranian. Squeals and barks rent the Sunday morning calm of Church of Our Lady of Health in Cavel, Mumbai, on October 9. Children from neighborhood tooContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Oct 12, 2022: In our daily life we ask a “mechanical question” – How are you? – and we give a “mechanical answer” – “Fine”, “I am keeping fine”, “I am doing wel.” Is our answer true? It may be true for 5 percent ofContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Lazu, Oct 11, 2022: Miao diocese in Arunachal Pradesh has ordained its first priest of indigenous origin. Salesian Bishop George Pallipparambil of Miao on October 11 ordained Father Vincent Rangwang, belonging to the Ollo tribe, at his home parish at Lazu in Tirap district Auxiliary Bishop DennisContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai, Oct 10, 2022: An international consultation began on October 10 in Thailand’s Chiang Mai city to seek a Christian response to health and healing ministry in Asia. Around 60 people, including medical professionals, pastoral care providers, and leaders of Churches, ecumenical councils, and health-relatedContinue Reading
