By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Oct 25, 2021: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore, leader of the Christian community in Karnataka, on October 25 reiterated his opposition to a government move to introduce a bill to ban “forcible religious” in the southern Indian state. “The entire Christian Community in Karnataka opposesContinue Reading
By Christopher Khoo Singapore, Oct. 25, 2021: A Chinese Buddhist temple, a Christian church and a Sathya Sai Baba Centre stand side by side along Moulmein Road in Singapore, the world’s most religiously diverse nation, according to a 2014 analysis by the Pew Research Center. The Southeast Asian city stateContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Satna, Oct 25, 2021: Rightwing Hindu activists on October 25 served a 15-day ultimatum to Catholic school in the central Indian state Madhya Pradesh state to install in the campus an idol of Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge. A 30-member delegation of the Vishwa Hindu ParishadContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Oct 24, 2021: The Catholic Church in Odisha has mourned the death of Bijayanand Singh, a renowned social activist who had worked for the development of Dalits, Tribal and minority communities in the eastern Indian state. Bijayanand, as he was popularly known, died October 24 inContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Oct 23, 2021: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican prior to the G20 summit, a section of the Indian media reported October 23. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to attend the October 30-31 G-20 summit in Rome.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati, Oct. 23, 2021: A group of academicians and social activists came together under the leadership of archbishop emeritus of Guwahati to promote peace at a time when the whole of Brahmaputra Valley is “in search of peace.” The occasion was the release of an AssameseContinue Reading
Islamabad, Oct 23, 2021: The government in Pakistan celebrated the Taliban’s rise to power in Afghanistan, a senior priest has said, stressing that “the brotherhood of the two countries” means they are prejudiced against Christians and other non-Muslims. Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Father Mushtaq Anjum,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, Oct 22, 2021: Swami Sachidananda Bharathi, a peace activist, has urged students to work for an India free of hunger, caste discrimination and corruption by overcoming the evil of selfishness and greed. One should overcome the “evil of selfishness, greed and pride” with love andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhopal, Oct 22, 2021: Some young Christians have burnt the effigy of a Hindu law maker in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to protest against his unsavory statement against Christians and Muslims. Rameshwar Sharma, a legislator belonging to the ruling pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party,Continue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Oct 22, 2021: The protracted lockdown and closure of schools have adversely affected the education of Dalit and Tribal students in rural areas, a study reveals. A discussion on the impact of prolonged school closure and sharing of the survey report, ‘Locked Out,’ was held OctoberContinue Reading
