By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 8, 2022: A Catholic priest says he has not overcome the trauma of kidnap and robbery even a week after the incident. “I am alive today only because of God’s grace. I was afraid the gang would kill and bury me at a placeContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 8, 2022: A Catholic nun has come to public with allegations of torture and mental harassment from her congregation. Sister Elcina, nee K V Sudha, a member the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy, an Italian congregation, made the revelation to media on JuneContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Amritsar, June 6, 2022: A top Sikh leader on June 6 expressed concern over churches and mosques being built in large numbers in rural Punjab and urged Sikh preachers to reach out and counter this trend of conversion, particularly in the state’s border areas. Akal TakhtContinue Reading
Vatican City, June 6, 2022: Pope Francis has expressed his “spiritual closeness” to Nigerian Catholics mourning the victims of a massacre at a church on Pentecost Sunday. A telegram sent on the pope’s behalf said that he was praying “for the conversion of those blinded by hatred and violence.” InContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Imphal, June 6, 2022: All Catholic educational institutions in Manipur will close June 7 to protest an explosion on the premises of a Church school in Imphal, capital of the northeastern Indian state. The decision was taken during an emergency meeting with the Catholic Educational SocietyContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 6, 2022: Catholic women leaders in India say the death sentence awarded to a man who had raped and brutalized a woman in Mumbai would work as a deterrent. “The perpetrators must be taught a lesson and society at large must come to believeContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 5, 2022: Food rights activists want India to take urgent steps to solve a nutritional emergency facing the country. They endorsed the findings of a survey that showed millions of Indians dying every year because of diseases directly linked to poor diet. “The countryContinue Reading
By Giampaolo Mattei Vatican City, June 4, 2022: Members of World Taekwondo, the International federation governing the sport, paid a visit to the Vatican with the aim of promoting efforts towards a “culture of encounter” that remove “patterns of confrontation,” including through sports. Federation president Chungwon Choue on June 3Continue Reading
George Kannanthanam Bengaluru, June 4, 2022: When Jesus said “You are the light of the world” (Mt 5/14) more than 2000 years ago, I don’t know whether he ever imagined that some of his disciples would literally go around fixing lights in places where there is no light. This isContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Tezu, June 4, 2022: A group of young people from Tezu town in Arunachal Pradesh marked the World Bicycle Day by promoting the cause of peace and environment. The 10-memeber youth group, cycled from Krick and Bourry Memorial School in Tezu to Demwe in Lohit district andContinue Reading
