By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 6, 2022: The Sisters in Solidarity, a national forum of Catholic women in India, on February 6 demanded “absolute transparency and accountability” in the way the Church handles sex abuse cases. The group, comprising religious and lay women, stresses revising canon law and theContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Feb 6, 2022: India woke up on February 6 to a news the nation and her citizens never wanted to hear. Lata Mangeshkar passed away at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital to Covid-related complications. The 92-year-old singer was fondly called ‘Nightingale of India’ for enthralling peopleContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Feb 6, 2022: The government of Karnataka has issued an order to ban religious dress in educational institutions to help maintain harmony in the southern Indian state. The February 5 move came after a dress code controversy in educational institutions divided some coastal districts of theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6, 2022: Sister Grace Mathew was killed and three other Daughters of Mary nuns were wounded in a road accident near Thiruvananthapuram, capital of Kerala, southern India. The nuns were returning from Thrissur on February 5 after attending an official meeting when their carContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, Feb 5, 2022: Every republic day we have the gala program where on one hand the military parade with its highlights is displayed and on the other floats from different states are displayed. The central government chooses these floats. This year (2022) they rejected the displaysContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Pune, Feb 5, 2022: Maher (“My mother’s home” in Marathi), an organization working for destitute women, children and men, in various parts of India, is celebrating its silver jubilee these days. The organization on February 2 completed 25 years of service. It is celebrating the jubilee withContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Feb 5, 2022: What happened: In December 2021, Rudra Gowda, principal of Bhandarkar’s College in Udupi issued a circular, banning Muslim girl students from wearing hijabs in classrooms. Defending his order, Gowda said, “Students are free to wear hijabs inside school premises but not inContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Feb 5, 2022: Every year, on January 24, the Feast of St Francis de Sales, the patron saint of all communicators, (particularly of journalists and writers) the Pope releases to the world a special message for the World Day of Social Communications of the Catholic Church.Continue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Feb 5, 2022: I have submitted a petition to Archbishop Anil Couto, the metropolitan archbishop of the Delhi ecclesiastical region, on the Mulakkal case. This is because Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar is his suffragan bishop. As per provisions of Article 8:1 of Pope Francis’ Motu ProprioContinue Reading
Angadikadavu, Feb 5, 2022: A homeless mother with two children received a new house, thanks to the volunteers of Don Bosco Arts and Science College at Angadikadavu in Kerala’s Kannur district. The project began when Lucy George, a Salesian cooperator, heard during a bus journey Jessy talk about her problemsContinue Reading
