Matters India Reporter London, May 23, 2024: The Cambridge City councillors elected Councillor Baiju Thittala as the new Mayor of Cambridge on May 23 for the Municipal Year 2024/2025. He succeeds Mayor Jenny Gawthrope Wood. Born in Kerala and belonging to a farming community, Thittala says, “I left to DelhiContinue Reading
Maria Rekha Dsp Panaji, May 22, 2024:Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence. – St Francis de Sales The month of May is a very special month for us, a break from our routine and to rejuvenate ourselvesContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, May 20, 2024: A seminar on hope-filled nation-building from a synodal church perspective was held in Bhubaneswar capital of the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The May 18 event was organized by the Odisha Region Catholic Religious of India (CRI) in collaboration with church leaders andContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, May 18, 2024: A meeting between the leaders of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Pope Francis is causing some controversy in the Eastern Rite Church. “This is where the devil — the devil exists — the divider, creeps in thwarting the most heartfelt desire the LordContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, May 18, 2024: It is not very pleasant to wake up to the sad news about a friend’s passing away. What is worse is to know that the person had died almost a year ago. May 17 is the birthday of Philip Mathew, my friendContinue Reading
London, May 16, 2024: Two third of senior leaders in UK schools want a law which requires daily acts of collective worship in school to be scrapped, a new survey has revealed. Schools in England are legally required to hold daily acts of collective worship – and for non-religious schools,Continue Reading
By Maria Rekha Panaji, May 13, 2024: Pope John Paul II, in his message for the World Day of Social Communications, envisioned the media as a powerful tool for promoting peace and understanding. He saw its potential to bridge cultural divides and foster empathy across borders. Today, in a worldContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, May 13, 2024: India is in the middle of a highly decisive election because many political observers are of the view that the future of Indian democracy hinges on the result of this election. To a democracy, periodic free and fair elections are like the soulContinue Reading
By George Jacob Kochi, May 12, 2024: Covid-19 pandemic is done and dusted. Seemingly. Though massive killer waves of the viral infection triggered by mutants seem to have abated, stray cases of the viral respiratory infection are still being reported, with negligible mortality though. ‘A cluster of highly infectious respiratoryContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, May 10, 2024: Catholic priests and religious practicing law in India have reacted differently to a women congregation denying permission to a lawyer member from contesting the Supreme Court Bar Association elections. Sister Jessy Kurian, a member of the St Ann of Providence and aContinue Reading
