By Matters India Reporter Dibrugarh, Aug 29, 2022: The Dibrugarh diocese in northeastern India August 29 conducted a media training program for its priests and women religious. “The way we used to communicate has changed and the whole world has migrated to social media communication. If we do not upgradeContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Panaji, August 29, 2022: People from different sections of society in Goa August 28 gathered at Azad Maidan to demand the revoking of premature release of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case in Gujarat. They protested against the release and demanded justice for BilkisContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, August 27, 2022: Pope Francis on August 27 made 20 prelates, including Indian Archbishops Filipe Neri Ferrão of Goa and Daman and Anthony Poola of Hyderabad, in a consistory held at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. Cardinal Ferrao is the president of the Conference ofContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Aug 26, 2022: A state-level peace and harmony convention was held in Odisha on the fourteenth anniversary of the Kandhamal communal massacre in the eastern Indian state. More than 300 civil society groups, political leaders, journalists, lawyers, writers, students, and academicians, including priests, and nuns acrossContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Varanasi, Aug 27, 2022: A powerful citizen’s movement in Varanasi has come to the streets demanding justice to Bilkis Bano, a rape survivor of the 2002 communal riots in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The Sajha Sanskriti Manch (SSM, United Forum for Cultural Diversity), networkContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 26, 2022: A few days ago, I met a small group of priests and nuns. I just asked them a question, “Are you aware of the Bilkis Bano’s case?” Surprisingly none could give me an answer. Taking this as an example, I can concludeContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Panaji, August 26, 2022: Church groups joined civil society organizations in Goa to express solidarity with the victims of sexual assault such as Bilkis Bano of Gujarat. The August 24 meeting in Panaji, the state capital, condemned the premature release of rapists and murderers of theContinue Reading
By Kampan Chinnam Guwahati, Aug 25, 2022: The sharp decline in the current standard of education has prompted the bishops of northeastern India to call for restructuring the initial formation years for priests and religious. The all-promotion system in schools and making subjects like maths not compulsory to pass gradeContinue Reading
By Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil Guwahati, August 25, 2022: The Commission for Vocation, Seminaries, Clergy and Religious, North East India Regional Bishop’s Council held a two-day meeting in Guwahati to review training of future priests and religious in the region. Commission chairman Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil presented the findings ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Aug 25, 2022: The Syro-Malabar Church on August 25 announced the appointment of three auxiliary bishops for the larger of the two Oriental Catholic rites in India. It also accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Jacob Muricken of Palai, who wants to lead an asceticContinue Reading
