By Matters India Reporter Eraiyur, Feb 17, 2022: The body of a 25-year-old Catholic nun was found February 17 in a well in the Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, southern India. This is the first reported case of a nun dying in mysterious circumstances in Tamil Nadu. Sister Kausalya RajendrenContinue Reading
By Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil Guwahati, Feb 16, 2022: I have been asked to write a few lines on the Salesian work in Northeast India as they celebrate the centenary of the arrival of their first missionaries to the region in 1922 — a team of 11 of three national origins.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Feb 16, 2022: India celebrates the birth anniversary of Sant Ravidass on February 16 every year. This year, President Ram Nath Kovind wished countrymen on the occasion. In a message posted on Twitter, President Kovind urged the people of the country to contribute towards buildingContinue Reading
Paris, Feb 16, 2022: Four men went on trial February 14 over the murder of an elderly priest who was knifed to death at his altar in a militant attack that rocked France. Father Jacques Hamel was leading morning mass in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in July 2016 whenContinue Reading
Matter India Reporter Aruvikkara, Feb 16, 2022: Unknown persons become heroes overnight through their self-less service to humanity or their quick action to save someone from danger. One such person is Kiran Shyam, sub inspector of Aruvikkara in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district. His brave act that saved a person from anContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, Feb 16, 2022: The raging controversy around Hijab is taking disturbing proportions. In Udupi Karnataka Muslim girls alleged that they were denied entry in to the classroom if they wear Hijab. Then we saw the gates of the institute being shut on the hijab wearing girls.Continue Reading
By Christopher Wells Vatican City, Feb 16, 2022: Pope Francis has modified canon law for both the Latin Church and the Eastern Churches, changing the areas of competence for various bodies within the universal Church. This was done through a new motu proprio (on his own initiative) published February 15Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Feb 16, 2022: The Catholic bishops in Karnataka say the demolition of the Jesus statue in a village is the latest example of growing attack on Christians in the southern Indian state. Father Faustine Lobo, the spokesperson of the Karnataka Regional Catholic Bishops Council (KRCBC) bemoansContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb 15, 2022: As many as 53 incidents of violence against Christians were registered in the first 45 days of 2022, says an ecumenical group based in New Delhi. The United Christian Forum on February 15 said the incidents were recorded by its toll-freeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Madurai, Feb 15, 2022: The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on February 15 granted bail to a Catholic bishop and five priests who are in judicial custody for alleged charges of illegal sand mining. Bishop Samuel Mar Irenios Kaattukallil of Pathanamthitta Syro-Malankara Church andContinue Reading
