By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, April 5, 2024: A front-page news published in The Indian Express on April 4 is significant from the perspective of the Catholic Church in India. Under the caption, “Recite Preamble, don’t force Christian traditions: Catholic body to its schools,” the paper highlighted a slew of guidelinesContinue Reading
By John Singarayar Mumbai, April 3, 2024: “History will be kinder to me than the media,” were the final remarks of Manmohan Singh before he resigned as India’s prime minister, following the BJP’s victory in 2014. On April 3 this year, he resigned from the Rajya Sabha after 33 yearsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Theni, April 3, 2024: A 35-year-old Catholic nun was found hanging in her room in a convent in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district. Sister Janet Mary belonged to the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph of Trichy province and she lived with two other nuns in the conventContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, April 3, 2024: It pains me to read the Democracy Report 2024. According to this report India, downgraded to an “electoral autocracy” in 2018, has further declined to become “one of the worst autocracies.” The V-Dem Institute’s Democracy Report 2024 paints a grim picture ofContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Cortalim, April 2, 2024: St Joseph Vaz College in the western Indian state of Goa has observed the international April Fools Day on a different note. The botany department of the college at Cortalim in association with the Rotary Club of Madgaon Midtown celebrated April 1 asContinue Reading
Moria, March 30, 2024: At least 45 were killed when a bus carrying people from Botswana heading to an Easter conference in South Africa’s Limpopo province plunged into a ravine and caught fire. The only survivor of the March 28 crash is an eight-year-old girl, currently hospitalized with undisclosed injuries,Continue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, March 30, 2024: Some places are dearer to us than the others. The places of our birth or upbringing, the school where we studied or the shrine where we found deep peace and joy are endearing. Similarly, we are likely to have persons and thingsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 30, 2024: Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Trichur, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, has called for reaching out to diverse cultures, languages, and traditions with kindness and understanding. In his Easter message issued on March 30, the eve of Easter, theContinue Reading
By Yogendra Yadav New Delhi, March 29, 2024: Here is a safe election forecast: 2024 is going to be the least free and fair national election in Independent India. We do not yet know if it will eventually turn out to be a seriously compromised election or a complete farce.Continue Reading
By C M Paul Shillong, March 29, 2024: Delegate for Legal Aid and former teacher of Canon Law at Sacred Heart College Mawlai Shillong Salesian Father Anthony Lendakadavil spoke to Matters India March 29 about the process the Catholic Church follows in investigating alleged Eucharistic Miracles. Father Lendakadavil says, “TheContinue Reading
