By Don Aguiar Mumbai, Nov 4, 2022: Faced with what may be the deepest recession in a century, a cost-of-living crisis, a migration crisis and energy blackouts, to most people, these issues might sound like they need more urgent attention than a 12-day-long junket in the desert. Yet the mediaContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Tuticorin, Nov 3, 2022: The discovery of coins dating back to the 16th century has brought limelight to a Catholic village in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The coins were discovered after Aasai Thambi, an officer of the Department of Archaeology, began excavation inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Itanagar, Nov 4, 2022: Rajiv Gandhi University Itanagar on November 3 hosted an orientation-training program on “Community Radio Broadcast and Disability Related information” for community radio professionals, mass communication faculty and students. Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan) organized the programContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Nov 3, 2022: Journalism now faces great challenges from inside the profession and outside, says veteran journalist John Dayal, after he was selected for a prestigious award by the national association of Catholic journalists in India. The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA) has also chosenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rome, Nov 2, 2022: Jesuit superior general Father General Arturo Sosa has released a collection of writings in honor of a pioneer in Christian-Muslim relations who had worked in India for decades. While releasing the book “Witness to a Common Hope: Festschrift in honor of JesuitContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 1, 2022: A Catholic priest has vowed to quit priesthood and face any punishment if an allegation is proved that a Church-led protest against seaport project has received foreign fund to destabilize the country. “Our hands are clean and ready to face any probe,”Continue Reading
By Varghese Theckanath Hyderabad, Oct 31, 2022: The Bharat Jodo Yatra (March to unify India) is a “tapasya” (spiritual journey) to seek the soul of India at a time of grave crisis, says Rahul Gandhi, who leads the Kanniyakumari to Kashmir march, covering 3,570 kilometers. Gandhi said this October 30Continue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bengaluru, June 1, 2022: As many as 140 priests and nuns from across India attended a two-day capacity-building training program on finance management in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru. The participants of the October 29-30 program at National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Centre represented 20 religiousContinue Reading
Dublin: A Catholic priest from India is recovering in a hospital in Ireland after an intruder broke into his residence and stabbed him on October 30. Father Bobit Augusthy was attacked at around 9:30 am at Waterford in the Republic of Ireland. The property is located in the grounds ofContinue Reading
Shillong, Oct. 29, 2022: Father Àngel Fernàndez Artime, head of the Salesians of Don Bosco, says northeastern India experienced Mother Mary’s presence even before his congregation reached the region a century ago. Father Artime mentioned this when he visited the Salesian novitiate at Sunnyside Upper Shillong, capital of Meghalaya state,Continue Reading
