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
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy, Panaji, Oct 10, 2022: The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman celebrated the Day of Mass Media apostolate by stressing the proper and safe use of social media. “The media is often used to promote personal agenda or create public opinions that are advantageous to those in powerContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Oct 10, 2022: Few parishes in Delhi or in India are visualized to look after the spiritual needs of the faithful, be they Indians and foreigners, who would be coming from institutes such as Indian Institute of Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru University and All India InstituteContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Oct 10, 2022: The fisherfolk in Vizhinjam, a village 20 km south of Thiruvananthapuram, capital of the southern Indian state of Kerala are now into the third month of their struggle against a seaport project of the Adani business group. They want the international portContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct 8, 2022: Divine Word Father Pushpa Anbu has been elected the president of Islamic Studies Association (ISA), a group of Christian scholars on Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. The election took place October 8 at the association’s general body meeting at St Xavier’s School,Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Oct 8, 2022: The Latin rite archdiocese of Trivandrum says it will continue its agitation against the Vizhinjam seaport, despite a High Court order to remove tents used by the protesters. “It is only an interim order and the Church would file a petition to reviewContinue Reading
By Dr George Jacob Kochi, Oct 8, 2022: A 25-year old unmarried woman, who was 22-weeks pregnant from a consensual relationship, petitioned the Delhi High Court for permission to terminate her pregnancy. The woman contented that that her partner refused to marry her at the last minute, and that “havingContinue Reading
By Marcia D’Cunha Bengaluru, Oct 6, 2022: the Indian Christian Women’s Movement (ICWM), an ecumenical forum, has resolved to admit trans persons and LGBT+ persons as members and engage with social and Church issues with “the lens of feminism, liberation and gospel values.” The resolution emerged at the third ICWMContinue Reading
