By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Feb 23, 2022: The recent Hunger Watch Survey reveals an alarming state of food insecurity and economic distress in India. The study was conducted by the Right to Food Campaign India along with a number of associated organizations and the results were released February 23 atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Feb 22, 2022: Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar will take classes during an exclusive seminar for Catholic priests in Kerala, southern India. Christeen, a Catholic Charismatic movement for children, is organizing the February 24 seminar in Kottayam, a major tow in Kerala. The seminar willContinue Reading
By Francis Sunil Rosario Kolkata, Feb 21, 2022: A group of delegates from Kashmir spent a week in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata to build fellowship and seek support of government officials and civil society to their demands for protection and security. Two units of Rotary Club in theContinue Reading
By Kelly Valencia Bartlesville, Feb 22, 2022: A US watchdog has said the Chinese government is currently rewriting the Bible to align it with Communist principles and values. Speaking to FaithWire, spokesman for Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), Todd Nettleton said the new translation would “really support the Communist Party.”Continue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, Feb 22, 2022: A convent was gutted in a fire accident February 22 in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur. All three sisters in the Daughters of St Francis de Sales convent managed to come out of their rooms when the fire broke out atContinue Reading
By Paul Anand New Delhi, Feb 22, 2022: The Islamic Studies Association, Delhi and the Jesuit Secretariat for Service of Faith in South Asia jointly organized a series of webinars to celebrate Human Fraternity Day. Three leading international speakers – Professors Edward Joseph Alam (Notre Dame University, Beirut, Lebanon), GabrielContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Feb 21, 2022: The pioneer of Claretian missions in India died February 21 in Kuravilangad, Kerala. He was 86. Father Joseph Madhavathu was ailing for some time. Father Madhavath’s funeral will be held at 2:30 pm on Feb 22 at Claret Bhavan, Kuravilangad. Father Madhavath wasContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Feb 17, 2022: I remember a true story shared by a religious nun about when she was taking a class on the vow of poverty during an interreligious novitiate formation program in the Philippines. The story goes like this: Once a young boy rang the bellContinue Reading
LiCAS.news Manila, Feb 17, 2022: Filipino Catholics see nothing wrong with couples living together without receiving the sacrament of marriage, showed the result of an online survey done by Church-run Radio Veritas 846. “This nationwide survey reveals that 40 percent would agree that couples should get married first before livingContinue Reading
By Robin Gomes Rome, Feb 17, 2022: India’s Latin-rite bishops are planning a series of events to celebrate the life and holiness of the country’s first layman and martyr who will be officially declared a saint in 3 months’ time. They are holding up the figure of Blessed Devasahayam asContinue Reading
