Dublin: A report on a survey of 214 religious education teachers in Ireland is raising alarm that students who practice a religion, particularly Catholicism, are being bullied for their beliefs. In Ireland, religious education is a compulsory subject for all pupils. The survey studied teachers in post-primary schools, which areContinue Reading
By LiCAS.News Islamabad: A Christian woman in Pakistan has been accused of blasphemy and arrested for simply receiving a text message on her mobile phone. Shagufta Rafiq was accused of committing blasphemy and arrested on July 29 in a police raid on her home in Islamabad, said a report fromContinue Reading
By Dr George Jacob Kochi: Vaccination against Covid-19 has instilled a false sense of security among vaccinees. This was exemplified by an elderly person I met in one of the lifts in the hospital I work. He wore a mask all right. The apparently overused and soiled mask hung fromContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur: This title is enigmatic. It should either be “Settled For”, “Set Forth” or “Settled for Fourth”. It is actually an amalgam of all three. “Settle for” usually means accepting something that is below par. “Settled for fourth” obviously means that the proponent/ exponent has settled for fourthContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: The institutional murder of 84-year-old Jesuit Father Stan Swamy while still in judicial custody has shaken the very foundations of democracy in India. The importance and the urgency to defend democracy and all that is precious in the Constitution of India against repressive and anti-people laws,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji: Jesuits in Goa have mourned the death of Father Gregory Naik, their first provincial who explored the western Indian state’s colonial history and its connection with the Society of Jesus. Father Naik died August 9 at Xavier Residence in Alto Porvorim, on the northern outskirtsContinue Reading
Mumbai: Seven priests from Mumbai have come together to belt out a song sung to the tune of Bobby McFerrin’s classic, Don’t Worry, Be Happy, to tell parishioners to take the Covid-19 vaccine. Their musical message is hitting the high notes as a video of them performing is buzzing onContinue Reading
Bhopal: The police in Madhya Pradesh have registered 28 cases of forcible religious conversions under the Freedom of Religion law which was passed by the state assembly in March. State Home Minister Narottam Mishra, in a written reply to a question, informed the Vidhan Sabha that 37 accused have beenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: Catholic bishops in Kerala warn that the drastic fall in the birth rate among Christians threatens the community’s existence in the southern Indian state. The Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) that met August 2-6 expressed grave concern over the dangerously low birth rate among ChristiansContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: Students of a Jesuit college in Patna, Bihar, have pledged to protect the environment by conserving nature and all its resources. They were the volunteers of the National Service Scheme volunteers of St Xavier’s College of Management and Technology. They took the pledge during theContinue Reading
