By Fr Benedict Mayaki, SJ On Sept 10 morning, visitors to St. Peter’s square in Rome were greeted with the spectacle of a 3.5 meter-tall puppet named “little Amal”, which was set up near the “Angels unawares” monument inside Bernini’s colonnade. Cardinal Michael Czerny, the under-secretary for the Migrants andContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Nagpur: The Church leaders in Kerala, especially the Syro-Malabar bishops, are often in the news for wrong reasons. First it was about ‘love Jihad’ accusing the Muslim youth trapping Christian girls. This generated much conflict between the two communities. While making this allegation the Church leaders wereContinue Reading
By Francis Sunil Rosario Kolkata: The Church in India has mourned the death of an innovative Jesuit missionary who had served the Bengal mission for more than six decades. Father Jean Engelbert died September 7 in Belgium, his native land. He was 91. Church leaders in West Bengal say thatContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A new book on Jesuit tribal activist Father Stan Swamy will be released in New Delhi. Human rights defenders are set to launch a book on Father Stan titled, ‘Fr Stan Swamy: A Maoist or A Martyr?’ by Jesuit Father Prakash Louis. Father LuisContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Agartala: The clergy along with their Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala discussed the Diocesan Synod on Synodality. The Holy Cross prelate explained to the priests gathered at the Bishop’s House in Agartala on September 8 the topic of Synodality and urged everyone to start planning for theContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: A woman in critical condition was admitted at the Goa archdiocese’s Covid Care Centre. The next day, she was on her feet, after some medical care. A doctor, who treated her, remarked, “If this is not a miracle what is!” Father Joephil Dominic Dias, the center’sContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Palai: Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt of Palai has stirred another controversy by alleging that some groups try to destroy young Catholics with narcotics and fake love. In a democratic country like India, use of weapons to destroy another community is impossible, so they use novel methods like “loveContinue Reading
By Dr George Jacob Kochi: Doctors worldwide have their hands full with the current pandemic relentlessly continuing to make its presence felt. Besides Covid, there are other diseases that demand doctors’ undivided attention. These diseases include those categorized as infectious, neoplastic, inflammatory, degenerative, hereditary and traumatic. Life and lifestyle haveContinue Reading
Raipur: A pastor and two others were beaten up by a right-wing mob inside a police station in Raipur, capital of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The mob accused the pastor of indulging in forced religious conversions. The September 5 attack occurred after heated arguments between the mob andContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has launched eight textbooks in a major boost to local dialects. Realising the books on September 5, the Teachers Day, in the state capital of Itanagar, the chief minister said, “Saving language is preserving our culture and roots. Our rootContinue Reading
