By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, Aug 11, 2022: The first national march for life heard a former Supreme Court judge urging bishops and Catholic religious congregations to lead the way to preserve life from conception to death. Justice Kurian Joseph, a former Supreme Court judge, suggested that the bishop ofContinue Reading
By Benedict Mayaki, SJ A delegation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has paid a visit to Ukraine as the Russian invasion, which has devastated several cities and caused a humanitarian crisis, enters its sixth month. A WCC statement said that the delegation, led by the acting general secretary,Continue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 11, 2022: India is celebrating the 75th year of its Independence. Even after 75 years, India’s youth is facing a lot of challenges like unemployment, human trafficking, drug abuse, psychological pressures due to broken family systems and stress at work place etc. Is theContinue Reading
By Rebecca Tinsley Khartoum, Aug 11, 2022: A court in Sudan has sentenced a 20-year-old woman to be stoned to death for alleged adultery. The judgment comes as violence toward girls and women soars in the wake of last year’s military coup. Civil society and human rights groups in SudanContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, Aug 10, 2022: An ongoing prayer campaign for Truth and Justice for Kandhamal has been formulated into a 14-day special prayer ahead of the 14th anniversary of Kandhamal bloodshed and persecution. “Nobody can stop us from praying,” said journalist author Anto Akkara who has beenContinue Reading
By Sarah Mac Donald Dublin, Aug 9, 2022: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, one of Pope Francis’ closest advisers, has denied reports that he sought to intervene in the case of an Indian bishop accused of secretly fathering a child. In a video posted online August 7, Cardinal Gracias, who is theContinue Reading
Lusaka, Aug 9, 2022: Salesian missionaries in Zambia have invited filmmaking experts from India to train youth who are passionate about filmmaking. The intensive course was held at the Salesian center in Bauleni, Lusaka, the national capital. The 40 students from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia received training in film directing,Continue Reading
By Amit Chaturvedi New Delhi, Aug 9, 2022: A whopping 85 percent of children in India have reported being cyberbullied as well as having cyberbullied someone, according to a report released by computer security software company McAfee. The India-centric findings are part of company’s global report titled ‘Cyberbullying in PlainContinue Reading
By Shane J Alliew Sharjah, Aug 9, 2022: Running at 129 minutes, made at a budget of US$200 million and having raked in US$451 million, thus far, The Gray Man stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas. The film is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (Captain AmericaContinue Reading
Rome, August 9, 2022: Cardinal Jozef Tomko has died in Rome at the age of 98. At the time of his death, the Slovakian-born cardinal was the world’s oldest living member of the College of Cardinals. Tomko died at 5:00 a.m. Aug. 8 in his apartment, where he was underContinue Reading
