By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Oct 16, 2021: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has condemned the continuous harassment on the Christian Missionaries in the state and questioned the wisdom behind conducting a survey on their presence and activities in Karnataka. The Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department in Karnataka has orderedContinue Reading
By Celine Paramundayil Khandwa, Oct. 14, 2021: “You may find snakes in the garden but please don’t kill them. They have a right to live in this property like us. They will not hurt you unless you hurt them.” This was the instruction Sister Molly Vadaken, the community coordinator, gaveContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, Oct 14, 2021: The Archdiocese of Goa-Daman celebrated the communication week with the theme of the World Communications Day “Come and See: Communicating and Encountering People where and as they are.” The October 10-16 celebration began with a meeting of well-known tiatrists at Lar DeContinue Reading
By Shiji Abraham Mumbai, Oct 14, 2021: Members of a Mumbai parish say a virtual program on the Bible conducted by nuns has helped them understand the importance of reading the Word of God. “It was good to talk to the sisters who listened to me and my struggles. TheyContinue Reading
By Gepsina Fernandes Mumbai, Oct 14, 2021: I would like to share the wonders Lord Jesus has worked in my life. I thank God for the innumerable opportunities He has given me to praise Him and to testify to His goodness and faithfulness in my life. With Him by myContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Oct 14, 2021: In my previous piece (Open Letter to the Bishops of India on Synodality) I wrote about some of the salient features of Synodality, for which Pope Francis began the process in Rome October 10. It will culminate, again in Rome, in October 2023. ThisContinue Reading
Rome, Oct 13, 2021: After almost 5 years as a captive of an Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali in West Africa, a Colombian nun has been freed. Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez Argoti was flown from Bamako, Mali’s capital, to Rome where Vatican Media posted photos of her being greetedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct. 13, 2021: Jesuit Father Thomas J. Reese, a leading American journalist, suggests that Pope Francis should send Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as his representative to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The Conference of Parties, or COP26, is scheduled to meetContinue Reading
Chiang Mai, Oct. 13, 2021: The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues has urged the Churches in Asia to increase their engagement with the UN to promote minority rights. Fernand de Varennes said this while addressing the last day of the Christian Conference of Asia’s regional consultation onContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Oct 13, 2021: When September came this year, it brought joyful memories of my school life and of my teachers, beginning with nursery school. I remember with love my teachers who stood by me in my moments of doubt and pain, and rejoiced at even myContinue Reading
