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
Beijing: China banned reality talent programmes Sept. 2 and ordered broadcasters to promote more masculine representations of men, in a wide-ranging crackdown on “immoral” pop culture Beijing believes is leading young people astray. Talent shows that put hundreds of aspiring young performers through rigorous boot camps and subject them toContinue Reading
By F M Britto Raipur: The first teacher that I had encountered was my first grade teacher in my village’s government school. Those days we never had any modern play schools, nurseries and kindergartens. My father had admitted me in the school one year ahead of my school age, advancingContinue Reading
Chennai, 01 Sep 2020: Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) illegally chopped down more than 300 trees from four acres at its defunct mercury factory in Kodaikanal, and that has exposed the toxic soil at the plant site to erosion by rainwater and wind, according to the Chennai Solidarity Group. The activistContinue Reading
Allahabad: Cow, which is part of India’s culture, should be given fundamental rights and declared national animal, the Allahabad High Court observed on September 1 while denying bail to a person charged under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act. “Only if cow is revered, country will prosper,” theContinue Reading
