By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru: Kerala state, which has recorded the highest number of Covid -19 patients in India, now faces Nipah virus attack. A 12-year-old boy died September 5 at a village in Kozhikode district, in the second outbreak of the disease in three years. The village, Pazhoor, has isolatedContinue Reading
By Lissy Kurian Mumbai: Will a “Daniel” rise up to show the truth in the case of Sister Lucy Kalapura? These were my thoughts when I reached the Book of Daniel as part of reading the entire Bible during the Pauline Biblical year. The story of Susanna is an amazingContinue Reading
Three Iranian Christians have each had their prison sentences reduced to three years after being convicted of “engaging in propaganda against the Islamic regime”. Amin Khaki, Milad Goudarzi and Alireza Nourmohammadi all appealed to have their convictions overturned, but this was rejected in a decision handed down on 26 August.Continue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru: These days there is a lot of discussion, debate and writings on the types of liturgies – which one to follow and which one not to follow – all quoting the life and sayings of Jesus of Nazareth and referring to various traditions of theContinue Reading
By LiCAS.news Dhaka: The archbishop of Dhaka has urged the Catholics of Bangladesh to pray for the cause of sainthood of the late Archbishop Theotonius Amal Ganguly who has been declared a “Servant of God.” “You keep on praying and preaching. If everyone prays with a heart full of faith,Continue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has announced that it found the allegations against Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio to “not to have the semblance of truth” following an independent investigation that lasted over a year. A statement released by the Archdiocese of New York on SeptemberContinue Reading
(Editor’s Note: September 13 is the 97th birth anniversary of Vandana Mataji, a Catholic nun who was one of the pillars of the Christian ashram movement. Matters India is reproducing an article on the Parsi-convert to Catholicism, written by Tureeya Mataji, one of Vandana Mataji’s followers, for Vidyajyoti Journal publishedContinue Reading
Thousands of protesters have gathered in Thailand’s capital to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, promising to keep up pressure until he leaves office. Thursday’s demonstration at the Asoke intersection in central Bangkok was one of the biggest such gatherings this year despite a warning from theContinue Reading
Rome: The relics of three of Korea’s oldest Catholic martyrs have been identified with DNA testing, the Diocese of Jeonju announced on Sept. 1. The relics of Blessed Paul Yun Ji-chung and two of his martyr companions were confirmed by the Catholic Church after a months-long investigation that involved historicalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chikmagalur: A court in Karnataka, southern India, has spared a Catholic bishop from facing police inquiry into a land dispute. The Sessions Court in Chikmagalur’s September 1 order observed the accusation against Bishop Thomasappa Anthony Swamy of Chikmagalur and a priest was false. A group ofContinue Reading
