By Thomas Scaria Mangalore, Dec 18, 2021: The pro-Hindu government in Karnataka plans to ignore protests and go ahead with the introduction of an anti-conversion bill in the southern Indian state’s legislative assembly. Latest information indicates that the bill titled the “Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion BillContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Dec 18, 2021: This is not a food recipe, but it could be a recipe for disaster for those who oppose it. I am referring to inter-faith marriages, sometimes referred to as Mixed Marriages. For some they bear much fruit, like a hybrid that is greater thanContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Siliguri, Dec 18, 2021: The Salesian College in North Bengal celebrated the diversity of India through a variety of programs including a popular fashion show. Salesian College Siliguri organized the December 16- 17 events christened Exsurge 2021 (Arise and take flight) launched in 2009 when Salesian CollegeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, Dec 17, 2021: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferraro of Goa and Daman, the leader of the Latin rite bishops in India, on December 17 urged Catholics to make liturgical celebrations more meaningful, active and participatory. The president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI)Continue Reading
By Dorothy Fernandes Patna, Dec 16, 2021: I always say: “The unseen and unheard people of every city offer their services to city-goers; they are then hounded to leave the city with no right to live in, what they have designed.” Those who live on the periphery of our societyContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi: Indian bishops’ laity council has launched programs and seminars to prepare Catholics for the Synod 2023. “This is the first time in the history of the Catholic Church that discussions and observations regarding Church activities are sought from the people of God from the grassrootsContinue Reading
By M.K.George Rome, Dec 14, 2021: K P Sasi, to the best of my knowledge, is not a believer in any religion. At best, he is a communist and a humanist. However, he has been in the forefront fighting for justice for Kandhamal Christians. Recently he sent me an e-mail:Continue Reading
By Donna Birrell Kitui, Dec 14, 2021: At least 22 people have drowned after a bus carrying a group of Catholic church-goers was swept away by flood waters in Kenya. One priest is said to have lost 11 nieces in the incident. Reports say at least 17 people were rescuedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 13, 2021: Women in India on December 13 decried a “blatantly misogynistic” and regressive” question a national school board asked its tenth grade students. “The education ministry must seriously do an enquiry, and the one made the question/statement should be punished severely,” saysContinue Reading
By Virginia Saldanha Mumbai, Dec 13, 2021: UN Women has designated November 25 as the Day Against Violence to Women. December 10 is celebrated as International Human Rights Day. The 16 days that link the two important days are designated by UN Women as 16 days of Activism against violenceContinue Reading
