By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, March 13, 2022: The Missionaries of Charity congregation has elected Sister M Joseph as its new superior general. The election took place March 12 at the congregation’s Mother House in Kolkata, eastern India. Sister Joseph replaces Sister Mary Prema (Pierick), a German who led theContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao: The Catholic bishop of India’s remotest diocese has appealed children to pray for their counterparts in war-torn Ukraine. Bishop George Pallipparambil of Miao made the appeal March 10 soon after Russian airstrikes hit a kindergarten in Dnipro city of Ukraine. “I appeal to all our childrenContinue Reading
By Anjali Monteiro Mumbai, March 10, 2022: The #WithTheNuns campaign emerged after the Kottayam sessions court judgement on the Bishop Mulakkal case on January 14, 2022. The judgement, acquitting the accused of various offences, including the charge of rape, was critiqued by many legal luminaries because it unwarrantedly discredited theContinue Reading
Lviv, March 9, 2022: A photo of a statue of Jesus being removed from a Ukrainian cathedral and put into storage has prompted hundreds of retweets as the world grasps the full implications of the Russian shelling in Ukraine. The tweet about the statue, from the Armenian Cathedral of Lviv,Continue Reading
By Alex Collett London, March 9, 2022: Just one in five Christian women in the United Kingdom claim females should not be in authority over men in Church leadership. That’s one finding from a new survey conducted by Premier with more than 800 women from across the country. It alsoContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Chennai, March 9, 2022: Priya Rajan is the first Dalit mayor of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu and India’s the fourth largest city with a population of nearly 10 million. She was sworn in on March 4. At 28, she is the youngest person and thirdContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Siliguri, March 8, 2022: Salesian College Siliguri on March 8 celebrated International Women’s Day honoring one of the women centenarians of Siliguri, and holding annual Sangam ethnic day. Inaugurating ethnic day, Principal Salesian Father George Thadathil complimented students and faculty for choosing a relevant theme “IndiaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, March 8, 2022: The Jharkhand High Court on March 8 granted bail to Jesuit Father Alphonse Aind arrested more than three years ago in connection with the abduction and gangrape. “I am happy to inform you that (Jesuit Father) Alphonse Aind, accused in the KochangContinue Reading
By Noella de Souza Mumbai, March 8, 2022: From east to west, north to south, Christian women across India have joined together this Women’s Day to sing out their protest in a creative way. “Hear Our Voices,” they sing to the Church hierarchy who appears never to listen. The songContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, March 7, 2022: The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine has left several Indian medical students stranded as Ukraine has closed its airspace and the students are forced to remain in bunkers, hostels or walk several kilometres to reach borders at their own risk. UkraineContinue Reading
