By Ladislaus Louis D’Souza Mumbai: A common element of social communications that has become the key feature of the way we communicate is WhatsApp. Undeniably, however, this facet has also proved to be the bane of several relationships. Determining what is good for this social media platform users and whatContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru: Sister Theresa Crasta is the only woman religious from India who was rescued by the Indian government from Afghanistan in August after the Taliban captured Kabul. Crasta belongs to the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saints Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa, or Sisters ofContinue Reading
By Stephen Alathara Bengaluru: The Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI) has established a Bioethics Forum and appointed Father Christopher Vimalraj from the Archdiocese of Bangalore as its first director. Bioethics is generally understood to refer to the ethical implications and applications of the health-related life sciences. The decisionContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru: A Christian ashram movement has launched a campaign to promote religious unity and harmony in Kerala, a southern Indian state where a debate is raging over Islamophobia. “It is a fact that religious groups are passing through a crisis situation due to wide politicization of religionContinue Reading
By Molly Fernandes Sancole: The Goa-based Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth has elected Sister Berna Rodrigues as their ninth superior general. The election took place September 8, the last day of the congregation’s 12th ordinary general congregation held at St. Joseph Vaz Spiritual Centre, Old Goa. First timeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad: The Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) has launched the ‘Mary Glowrey – Liliane Brekelmans Disability Award 2021’. This award was instituted as a token of appreciation from Liliane Fonds (LF) of the Netherlands for CHAI’s services to 33000 children and youth with disabilities inContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has told an important international conference on the protection of vulnerable children and adults that misguided concern for the Church reputation should not sideline abuse victims’ welfare. The conference for the Churches of Central and Eastern Europe on September 19 kicked off in the Polish capital,Continue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi: A Fransalian priest remained critical on September 20 following a head surgery two days after he and another priest met with a road accident in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. “We have asked special prayers for” Father Nagothu Sampath, said Fransalian Father PContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The head of the largest religious body of Hindu ascetics in India was found dead on September 20. The police said Narendra Giri, leader of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his room at Baghambari Gaddi Math inContinue Reading
by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Kochi: Sister Tessy Kodiyil manages Aswas (Comfort), a center that reaches out to accident victims and their families. The member of the Congregation of the Holy Family says her mission is to bring love and hope to those in pain. It all began in 2003, when Kodiyil,Continue Reading
