Vatican City, Dec 19, 2021: Cardinal Peter Turkson, seen by some as a candidate to become the first African pope in about 1,500 years, has abruptly offered his resignation from a key Vatican department, sources familiar with the matter said. Cardinal Turkson, 73, from Ghana, has been a key adviserContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 19, 2021: Consumer organizations from across India met in New Delhi December 19 to demand among other things and an immediate regulation that stipulates proper front of package labeling (FoPL). The labeling regulation was part of an eight-point charter of demands adopted byContinue Reading
By M.K.George Rome, Dec 19, 2021: You know who they are. In case you do not, it is time you found out. A friend of mine who works in an Indian central government office once told me. ‘You know a shocking change of mindset has happened in our office. FifteenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Siliguri, Dec 19, 2021: A group of students of a Salesian college in West Bengal has organized a felicitation program for war veterans to mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s birth after a 13-day India-Pakistan war. “The National Service Scheme Unit II members of Salesian CollegeContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Sundargarh, Dec 18, 2021: One of the Congress party’s new spokespersons is a Catholic woman from Odisha who says her priority is to raise grassroots issues at the national level. “I feel honored that the party has trusted a person from a remote village with this importantContinue Reading
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
