By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, Nov 15, 2022: For Jaishree Sabharwal, Shanti Avedna Sadan (Home of Painless Peace) was a heaven on Earth where some “angels” took care of her mother, a terminally ill cancer patient. “I brought my mother here on July 22 after she was diagnosed with stageContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Nov 13, 2022: More than 460 volunteers of the Prison Ministry India will gather in Goa to address “Reform to Integrate .” The ministry’s 13th national convention on November 15-18 at Joseph Vaz Renewal Centre, Old Goa, will be attended also by a cardinal, three bishops,Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Rourkela, Nov 12, 2022: The Catholic Church leaders in Odisha have mourned the death of Emeritus Bishop Alphonse Bilung, the first prelate of Rourkela who had ordained more than 100 priests and blessed around 1,000 nuns. The Divine Word prelate died at 9:40 pm on November 11Continue Reading
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
