By Hedwig Lewis Mumbai: The annual celebration of the feast of St Ignatius of Loyola, July 31, is of special significance this year as we commemorate the 500th anniversary of his spiritual conversion at Loyola, Spain, in 1521. For the followers of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the dramatic events ofContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Mohana: The digital campaign of Catholic youth against social evils and needs in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has won both kudos and threats. Sugyan Sagar, a member of St. Peter Parish in Mohana under Berhampur diocese, seeks the support of politicians, social and human rightContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Udupi: A special prayer service was held at the Mother of Sorrows Church in Udupi for the recovery of Congress leader Oscar Fernandes, who is under treatment at a private hospital here following a head injury. Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo of Udupi conducted the July 23Continue Reading
By: Shane Joseph Alliew Running at 135 minutes, Haseen Dillruba, directed by Vinil Mathew (known for Hasee Toh Phasee), is based on Roald Dahl’s short story Lamb to the Slaughter. The plot is a series of flashbacks and present-day police enquiry scenarios where Rani Kashyap (Tapsee Pannu) is being investigatedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Abu Dhabi: An Indian Muslim billionaire businessman, based in United Arab Emirates, has come forward to help build a Protestant church in its capital city of Abu Dhabi. Yusuff Ali Musaliam Veettil Abdul Kader, popularly known as M A Yusuff Ali on July 23 donated 500,000Continue Reading
Kollam: Kerala’s oldest learner Bhageerathi Amma, who passed the literacy examination at the age of 105 two years ago and won the praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, died in Kollam, family sources said. She was 107 years old and breathed her last late on July 22 night at herContinue Reading
Mumbai: At least 110 people have been killed in landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rains in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The rains overwhelmed hundreds of villages, sweeping away houses and leaving residents stranded. Rescue crews have been racing to evacuate survivors but many people are feared missing.Continue Reading
Denver: In a 19-point statement regarding Pope Francis’ motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke called the restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass “severe and revolutionary,” and questioned the pope’s authority to revoke use of the rite. Cardinal Burke, in his July 22 statement on the feast of St.Continue Reading
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court bench on July 23 withdrew its oral observations praising the late Father Stan Swamy and even appreciating his work for society. The bench of Justices Sambhaji Shinde and Nijamoodin Jamadar withdrew their comments after the National Investigations Agency (NIA) took strong objection to the “personalContinue Reading
Warsaw Ten Polish nuns have been approved for beatification as martyrs 76 years after they were killed while resisting rape and facing other atrocities by Soviet soldiers in the final months of World War II. “This will show how courage and devotion are linked to saintliness. It’s been an explosionContinue Reading
