By: Dr. George Jacob Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt who heads the Pala Diocese of Syro-Malabar Church recently remarked while addressing the laity on the occasion of the Eighth Day of Lent of Mary at a church in Kuravilangad in Kottayam district in Kerala that ‘narcotic Jihad’ and ‘love Jihad’ were beingContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Oct. 1, 2021: The archdiocese of Goa and Daman on October 1 concluded the laity week. The September 26 to October 1 laity week was held online for the second consecutive year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Father Jorge Fernandes, director of Diocesan Centre for theContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Sept. 30, 2021: Delhi archdiocese’s new auxiliary bishop says he will work hard to bring spiritual revival in the Catholic Church in the national capital. “A spiritual revival in myself, among the clergy, religious and the faithful is my vision right now,” says Monsignor DeepakContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Sept. 29, 2021: The government in Karnataka has issued an order to check “forced conversions” in the southern Indian state. State Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on September 28 instructed the district deputy commissioners to become vigilant about the conversions in their respective jurisdiction and punish thoseContinue Reading
By Devin Watkins Rome, Sept 29, 2021: Have you ever read 50 books in your native tongue and then written a one-page summary of each of them? Now imagine doing the same in a language which is not your own. That impressive feat is exactly what Alexander Vörös did recentlyContinue Reading
Vatican City, Sep 29, 2021: Pope Francis has highlighted “very painful errors” committed in the past as he marked the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s independence. In a letter addressed to Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López, president of the Episcopal Conference of Mexico, the pope said he hoped that the anniversary wouldContinue Reading
Milan, Sept. 29, 2021: Pope Francis sent a video message to some 400 young people from 197 countries participating in a three-day Youth4Climate meet taking place in Milan, northern Italy. Technical and political solutions to humanity’s crises, such as climate change and the environment, are not enough unless there isContinue Reading
By Sami Ahmad Patna, Sept. 29, 2021: Young Sunaina Kumari has stopped going to school since September 22 as she lost her books during an anti-encroachment drive launched by the authorities in Patna, capital of Bihar state in eastern India. Her books were taken away by the police vehicle. HerContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Siliguri, Sept. 28, 2021: A leading Nepali-language folk singer on September 29 enthralled a group of multi-ethnic, multi linguistic and pluricultural students in Siliguri, West Bengal, with her songs and cultural inputs. Navneet Aditya Waiba was a special guest performer at 7th annual cultural festival Hay FeverContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, Sept. 29, 2021: A tribal environmental activist from Odisha is one of the participants of the ‘Youth4Climate,’ the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Milan, Italy. Archana Soreng is one of the seven members of the UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres’ youth advisory group onContinue Reading
